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A person stands in front of an Israeli police water cannon being used to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
August 30, 2023, 7:05 pm
OPINION: Yes, Melanie Phillips, the Israeli government is a menace to democracy
The columnist unfortunately swallows whole a deeply dishonest populist tale which insists on dismissal and ridicule of opponents, writes Dan Perry, former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Israel
By Dan Perry
Demonstrators against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
February 13, 2023, 11:38 am
Biden weighs in on Israel’s proposed judiciary changes
As tens of thousands protest in Jerusalem, US president calls for 'checks and balances' for the sake of democracy
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
An IDF soldier next to an armoured vehicle
November 24, 2021, 7:40 pm
Less than half of Jewish Israelis support a mandatory army draft, new poll shows
In this year’s survey, 47% of Jewish respondents believe the draft should be abolished while 42% disagreed. In 2017, just 38% supported “professionalisation” of the army, while 59% opposed it.
By JTA
Joe Biden and Donald Trump
October 30, 2020, 1:21 pm
Special Report – US Election: ‘Israel is neither a blue nor red state’
Whether Trump or Biden, analysts in Jerusalem say the president’s record on Israel matters more than their party.
By Stephen Oryszczuk
In Bnei Brak, Israel, reporter Ittai Shickman films himself chased by a mob of Charedi Jews while standing outside the home of a prominent rabbi. (Screen shot from Twitter via JTA)
October 23, 2020, 5:54 pm
Journalists report being attacked while covering Charedim during Covid-19
'Dozens crowded around me, throwing eggs, knocking on [my car] windows and shouting insults', Channel 12 correspondent Carmel Libman said
By Sam Sokol (JTA)
Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference announcing the planned annexation, in September 2019
June 4, 2020, 11:47 am
Nearly 60 percent of Israelis think annexation may lead to a third intifada
58 percent of respondents believe unilateral annexation by Israel could lead to a third Palestinian uprising
By JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 2, 2020, 9:56 am
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Knesset to grant him immunity from corruption charges
Long-standing Israeli PM criticised by analysts for causing 'significant harm' to public trust with latest gamble
By Jewish News Reporter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by: JINIPIX
December 11, 2019, 11:15 am
Knesset voting to dissolve itself before unprecedented third election in a year
The move prolongs a political stalemate that has paralysed the government and will likely see another General Election in early March
By Jewish News Reporter
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) hands a letter of appointment for entrusted with forming the next government to leader of the Blue and White political party Benny Gantz (L) at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Israel, 23 October 2019. Photo by: JINIPIX
October 24, 2019, 3:48 pm
Most Israelis support a government with two big parties, survey finds
Majority favour a coalition with alternating power-sharing deal between Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz
By JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya speaks at the Likud headquarters on elections night in Tel Aviv, on September 18, 2019. Photo by: JINIPIX
September 18, 2019, 10:47 am
Netanyahu runs out of rabbits to pull out his hat
As the dust settles on the second Israeli election of 2019, analysts reflect on the potential end of Bibi's decade in power and the new political landscape taking shape
By Stephen Oryszczuk
An election campaign billboard of the ruling Likud party reading 'Netanyahu is a different league' shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) shake hands at the entrance to Jerusalem.. Photo by: JINIPIX
February 4, 2019, 12:00 pm
Israeli public split over whether Bibi should resign if indicted, survey shows
Poll by democracy institute reveals that only 10 percent of right-wing respondents think Netanyahu should stand down if Attorney-General orders further action
Charedim in Jerusalem. (Source Wikipedia. Author: Effib at Hebrew Wikipedia.)
December 20, 2018, 10:50 am
Pace of Charedi integration into Israeli life slowing down
Israel Democracy Institute says that full-time yeshiva enrolment has increased and rates of employment have slowed
By JTA
United Nations Human Rights Council
July 4, 2018, 4:04 pm
Israeli law professor to head UN Human Rights Committee
Yuval Shany appointed to the United Nations body of experts that monitors the implementation of rights by members
By JTA
A Palestinian boy looks behind a wall separating Jewish part and Palestinian part of the West Bank
June 6, 2017, 5:11 pm
Poll: Only three in 10 Israelis consider control of West Bank an ‘occupation’
Research shows that almost two thirds of respondents think control over the West Bank helps the state's security
May 3, 2017, 10:52 am
Arabs more positive than Jews about Israel, survey finds
Survey by Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University reveals 66 percent of Arab Israelis' situations are 'good' or 'very good'
By JTA
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