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Anshel Pfeffer

Whatever comes next, Bibi cannot risk a rerun of this chaotic week

Too much damage has been done to Israel’s society, security and economy — and Likud has lost nearly 30 per cent of its voters in the polls

By Anshel Pfeffer

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Israelis block the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul on March 26, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מחאה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית ברחובות ת"א תל אביב הפגנה דגלי ישראל איילון

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish piles up freshly baked Matzoth (unleavened bread) at a bakery in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, on April 11, 2022. - Religious Jews throughout the world eat Matzoth during the eight-day Pesach holiday (Passover), which begins this year on April 15, to commemorate the Israelites' exodus from Egypt some 3,500 years ago as per Jewish belief.According to biblical narrative, due to the haste with which the Jews left the land of Egypt, the bread prepared for the journey did not have time to rise. To commemorate their ancestors' plight, religious Jews do not eat leavened food products throughout Passover. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Israel bans all chametz from hospitals with orthodox-backed law

By Tash Mosheim

1 min read

Minister of Defence Yoav Galant seen during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 22, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאה הצבעה חברי כנסת יואב גלנט שר הביטחון

Judicial reform protests

Israeli defence minister calls for pause of judicial reforms

1 min read

Senior Sephardi Rabbi joins Rabbi Mirvis in calling for unity

Judicial reform protests

Senior Sephardi Rabbi joins Rabbi Mirvis in calling for unity

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Israeli police confront protesters during ongoing demonstrations in Tel Aviv on March 23, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Judicial reform protests

Netanyahu calls for unity, but presses on with reforms

2 min read

Jewish unity is a sacred responsibility

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Jewish unity is a sacred responsibility

1 min read

Israelis block a road and clash with police as they protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מחאה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית ברחובות ת"א תל אביב הפגנה דגלי ישראל

Chief Rabbi urges unity as tensions rise over Israel's proposed judicial reforms

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

4 min read

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Israeli ambassador summoned in US after Knesset repeals ban on settlements

Netanyahu's government has rescinded legislation that promised no new Israeli development in the northern West Bank

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March 22, 2023 11:01

Israeli ambassador summoned in US after Knesset repeals ban on settlements

Biden urges compromise on Israeli judicial reform

The US president and Netanyahu spoke on Sunday night about a range of topics

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March 21, 2023 12:01

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet with United States Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Gil, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 9, 2016, during Biden's official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO ***HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES*** *** Local Caption *** àøöåú äáøéú àîøé÷ä àîøé÷àé â'å áééãï àùúå áðéîéï ðúðéäå ùøä ôâéùä ðôâùéí áé÷åø øàù äîîùìä éøåùìéí éùøàì

Violence escalates as protestors take to Israel's streets for 11th week in a row

Demonstration organisers have vowed to escalate their actions if reforms are not halted

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March 19, 2023 09:12

Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli Goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. Protesters confronted with Police and blocked Ayalon highway. Photo by Gili Yaari /Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ?????? ????? ???????? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ????? ????

EU foreign-policy chief barred from official visits to Israel

Josep Borrell equated Palestinian terror attacks with counterterror operations undertaken by the Israel Defense Forces

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March 17, 2023 16:41

EU foreign-policy chief barred from official visits to Israel

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Israel’s rightwing must accept compromise now

The very soul of Israel, and Jews everywhere, is at stake

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March 16, 2023 12:45

Newly elected Israeli president Isaac Herzog seen at the Israeli pariament on the day of the presidential elections, in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Israelis grow gloomy on future of the country

Half say the situation is worse than before Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power

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March 16, 2023 12:43

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

Jonathan Freedland

By Jonathan Freedland

The ranks of Netanyahu's critics are swelling week after week

Groups protesting the Israeli government used to be fringe, now they are being joined by thousands

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March 16, 2023 12:35

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 19, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/POOL ***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - YOAV DUDKEVITCH/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** ישיבת ממשלה ראש הממשלה נתניהו משרד קבינט מדבר שרים

Tel Aviv police chief Ben-Gvir tried to remove is still in his job

Minister of National Security reportedly accused Amichai Eshed of being too soft on anti-government protesters

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 16, 2023 12:01

Tel Aviv police chief Ben-Gvir tried to remove is still in his job

Israel ‘on verge of collapse’ says former Mossad chief

Tamir Pardo issues warning as first reading of proposed judicial reforms was passed

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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March 16, 2023 12:00

Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מחאה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית תל אביב הפגנה דגלי ישראל מפגיניפ

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