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September 1, 2023, 10:48 am
OPINION: Hard to be a Jew, harder to be a Jewish demographer
The opinions of the community are not always the same as those of Jewish leaders, writes Professor Colin Shindler
By Professor Colin Shindler
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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.
July 26, 2023, 10:40 am
OPINION: Israelis are asking for our support. Will we be there for them?
If we do not want this Tisha B’Av to be another harbinger of heartbreak and destruction we need to speak up – not apologetically – but with clarity and conviction, writes Sir Mick Davis
By Sir Mick Davis
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July 25, 2023, 9:43 pm
Financial fallout of judicial reform overhaul: analysts paint bleak economic picture for Israel
Investment bank Morgan Stanley lowers Israel's credit rating after judicial reform vote
By Michelle Rosenberg
Anti-overhaul activists block a road during a protest against the government’s judicial overhaul, near the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 24, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90
July 25, 2023, 11:46 am
‘Deeply disappointed’: Board of Deputies and JLC react to judicial reform vote in Israel
British Jewish communal organisations "plead with Israeli leaders to return urgently to dialogue" following the passing of the "reasonableness law"
By Michelle Rosenberg
President of the Supreme Court Esther Hayut and Supreme Court Justices arrive for a court hearing in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2023 . Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
July 6, 2023, 10:44 am
Now Netanyahu allies target Israeli Bar Association as part of its ‘War on the Law’
Bill would remove the IBA's licencing, its power to sanction lawyers, and its seats on the panel that selects judges, in a move branded 'thuggish'
By Jewish News Reporter
Netanyahu and Trump. Credit: Professor Colin Shindler.
March 30, 2023, 1:14 pm
OPINION: Israel’s false messiah will take Israel to the brink and beyond
"Bibi is Donald Trump’s Israeli twin. Like Trump he is willing to see the country burn so he remains in power," writes Richard Miron. 
By Richard Miron
2PHBTK9 Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse Israelis blocking the freeway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 29, 2023, 6:54 pm
Stop your judicial overhaul, prominent British Jews tell Bibi
Co-signatories of missive, sent to Israel's Prime Minister and President, include Lord Levy, Anthony Julius, Luciana Berger, Baroness Altman and Dame Vivian Duffield
By Michelle Rosenberg
Israeli policemen on horses blocking demonstrators in Tel Aviv from entering the Ayalon Highway. Credit: Jotam Confino
March 9, 2023, 5:15 pm
Day of Disruption: ‘I’m afraid we are going to see bloodshed in two weeks’
Jewish News was on the ground in Tel Aviv when 'Day of Disruption' brought tens of thousands of Israelis to the streets, protesting the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul
By Jotam Confino in Israel
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