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Prime Minister Netanyahu leaving 10 Downing Street, London after talks with then Prime Minister Boris Johnson in September 2019. (Photo credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
March 15, 2023, 11:33 am
Netanyahu set for UK visit next week – first since retaking office
The Israeli prime minister will visit Berlin on Wednesday where he will discuss the Iranian nuclear programme with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Charles Bronfman speaks onstage during the Jerusalem Post New York Annual Conference at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on April 29, 2018. (Noa grayevsky/Getty Images for RSL Management Corpnoa)
February 22, 2023, 9:19 am
Major Diaspora philanthropists warn of danger to Israeli democracy
The letter argues that Israel’s political system lacks many of the checks and balances that exist in other countries, making the Supreme Court’s independence essential for democracy
By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)
Israelis demonstrate on the day Israel's lawmakers start voting on a judicial plan that would give politicians more power on selecting judges while limiting Supreme Court powers to strike down legislation, outside the Knesset.
February 20, 2023, 1:55 pm
Knesset passes 1st vote on judicial reforms as mass demonstrations continue
Opposition lawmakers warned that Israel was on its way to become a non-democratic country. "History will judge Netanyahu," Benny Gantz said.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Feb. 19, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
February 20, 2023, 10:01 am
Israel’s Diaspora minister tells US envoy: ‘Mind your own business’
Amichai Chikli lashed out at U.S. ambassador Tom Nides, who said he was urging Israeli leaders to “pump the brakes” on their controversial effort to change the country’s judiciary.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
President Isaac Herzog
February 13, 2023, 3:47 pm
President Herzog: ‘Israel on the verge of societal and constitutional collapse’
Israel's president warned about the government's controversial judicial reforms which he said could harm the "democratic foundations," of the country.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Scenes of chaos during a Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on February 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
February 13, 2023, 11:48 am
Chaos in Knesset while 70,000 protest outside as government advances judicial crackdown
Protesters were chanting “shame” and “this isn’t Hungary” in a mass demonstration outside Israel's parliament.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives for a dinner at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
February 6, 2023, 7:39 am
Macron to Netanyahu: Proposed Supreme Court changes threaten Israeli democracy
France, home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, has long been one of Israel’s closest allies on the continent.
By David I Klein (JTA)
JERUSALEM, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a press conference in Jerusalem, on Jan. 30, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel on Monday, urging Israelis and Palestinians to calm tensions and reiterating Washington's "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security. (Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/JINI via Xinhua) Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
February 1, 2023, 8:59 am
Blinken takes thinly-veiled jab at Israeli government’s judicial reform plan
US Secretary of State also stressed Washington's "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security, while expressing opposition to settlement expansion, house demolitions and evictions
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, 15 November 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS REFILE -
January 31, 2023, 1:35 pm
Israel’s government plans to re-instate three-times convicted Dery as minister
The court ruled 10-1 earlier this month that Shas party leader Arieh Dery’s posting as health and interior minister was “unreasonable in the extreme” due to his criminal past.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri speaks with a member of his party during a session at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
January 19, 2023, 9:19 am
Israel’s High Court bars three-times convicted Shas Party chief from being minister
Arieh Dery, who had been named both health and interior minister, has been deemed unfit for public office despite the approval of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli protestor dressed in a convict uniform and wears a Benjamin Netanyahu mask lifts his handcuffed arms in the air next to a Crime Minister protestor. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu's far-right government and judicial overhaul. Jan 07th 2023. (Photo by Matan Golan/Sipa USA). Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News
January 9, 2023, 11:45 am
Thousands demonstrate against Netanyahu government’s judicial revolution
Justice Minister Yariv Levin's judicial reforms include curbing High Court's power and give the government control of appointment of High Court judges
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and newly-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group photograph with members of the new Israeli government after their swearing-in ceremony, at the president's residence in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
December 30, 2022, 12:42 pm
Revealed: The to-do list of Israel’s new government
Benjamin Netanyahu's administration seeks to radically change Israel by strengthening its religious character and curbing the Supreme Court
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli designate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament.
December 28, 2022, 11:32 am
The democratic state of Israel is in danger, former judges warn
The unprecedented criticism from Israel's civil society comes amid an expected judicial revolution that will curb the Supreme Court's ability to protect rights
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Southwest qanatir of the Temple Mount, known by Muslims as Haram al Sharif
July 3, 2017, 11:06 am
Netanyahu to lift ban on Israeli lawmakers visiting Temple Mount
Israel's prime minister to make the change after MK Yehuda Glick petitioned the Supreme Court to be allowed to visit the holy site
By JTA
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