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Desperate Herzog’s judiciary reform plan is dead on arrival

President finally launched his proposals for constitutional change in the knowledge that the government had already rejected it

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a Honorary Citizenship Ceremony in Tel Aviv, March 13, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** טקס אזרחות כבוד תל אביב עיר נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג

Pfeffer's Israel: Protesting pilots zero in on Netanyahu coalition

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) sits next to Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri during a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

For Netanyahu, the problem with his coalition is it’s just too cohesive

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Ukraine's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, on June 7, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פלישה אוקראינה תל אביב ישראלים רוסיה ישראל שגרירות שגריר מסיבת עיתונאים

Israel and Ukraine locked in a delicate dance over defence

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King Bibi has done the impossible: united Israel against him

From Meretz MKs to fomer Likud ministers; all sides joined the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms

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February 16, 2023 14:59

King Bibi has done the impossible: united Israel against him

What Bibi plans for his next step is a mystery to all of Israel

With the vote looming on the PM's legal reforms, next week will provide the biggest test yet for both sides in the struggle for the future of Israeli democracy

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February 9, 2023 13:18

Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 04, 2023. Photo by Gili Yaari /Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה שינויי חקיקה כיכר הבימה פעילי שמאל שינויים במערכת המשפט דמוקרטיה דגל ישראל רפורמה משפטית מהפכה משפטית הפגנת שמאל

Pfeffer's Israel: When terror met squalor in the Jerusalem Israel has ignored

Neve Yaakov is a place most Israelis barely knew existed until last week's atrocity

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February 2, 2023 11:51

Israeli security forces and rescue forces at the scene of a shooting attack in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, January 27, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** פיגוע זירה משטרה כוחות ביטחון פיגוע זירה משטרה כוחות ביטחון נווה יעקב בית כנסת הרוג הרוגים

Pfeffer's Israel: Is Bibi being edged towards the exit?

Will last week's Supreme Court ruling on the deputy prime minister be a prelude to a much more explosive showdown between the judicial and executive branches of the country?

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January 26, 2023 13:11

Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** שס ש"ס אריה דרעי כנסת

Bibi on the brink as Supreme Court blocks minister

Ruling disqualifying the appointment of Shas leader Aryeh Deri has taken matters out of new prime minister's hands

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January 19, 2023 10:48

Bibi on the brink as Supreme Court blocks minister

Could Crown Prince MBS hold the key to Israeli democracy?

Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest mission for his new government is to make peace with the Saudis

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January 12, 2023 12:39

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 15, 2022. (Photo by Mast IRHAM / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAST IRHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Forget Hamas, Ben-Gvir needs to beware the Charedim

The real shockwave caused by the far-right politician's jaunt on Temple Mount came in the form of a headline in strictly Orthodox newspaper Yated Ne’eman

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January 5, 2023 11:45

Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה

It was a year of rookie errors, ending with the far right in cabinet

Bennett burned his bridges on the right, Lapid failed to cajole Labour and Meretz into merging

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December 29, 2022 12:08

Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen after coalition talks with Shas chairman MK Arie Deri and Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich outside a hotel in Jerusalem, December 5, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד נתניהו פגישה

Even Likud MKs don’t know what lies in store for them with Bibi

The most senior are still waiting to hear from Netanyahu what post, if any, awaits them in his new government

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December 22, 2022 13:19

Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a vote in the plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאה הצבעה חברי כנסת חוק פקודת המשטרה בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד

World Cup was a better watch than Knesset in session

On Tuesday evening, when the 25th Knesset’s first round of serious legislation coincided with the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, the exclusive 'horseshoe' room just happened to be packed

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December 15, 2022 12:34

TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #09 Julian Alvarez (C) celebrates with Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) after he scored his team's second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Bibi and Likud be in office or in power this time around?

With a very different coalition from the ones he led in the past, and he himself still on trial for bribery and fraud, it’s anyone’s guess which Netanyahu we will get this time around

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December 8, 2022 12:38