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Israelis cutting back on spending as cost of living crisis deepens

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Israelis protest against the soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv and cost of living, on July 2, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מחאה יוקר המחייה הפגנה מצב כלכלי תל אביב מחירי דיוק

Chairman of the Religious Zionism party MK Bezalel Smotrich at Kikar HaShabbat conference in the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel, September 12, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בחירות 2022 כיכר השבת כנס אתר חדשות בצלאל סמוטריץ הציונות הדתית

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US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israelis watch the Efroni T-6 Texan II planes perform over the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv during celebrations marking Israel's 73rd Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) on April 15, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel's bitter political divisions of today are nothing new

As Israel’s celebrates its 75th birthday this month, we examine the triumphs and the challenges of an extraordinary nation

By Richard Pater

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April 4, 2023 11:34

Israel's bitter political divisions of today are nothing new

Far-right groups branded ‘terrorists’ after 53 arrests

Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen denounced La Familia group after protesters supporting judicial reform plans attacked Arabs and journalists last Monday

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 30, 2023 12:19

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה ירושלים רפורמה הפגנ ימין

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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

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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

Israel bans all chametz from hospitals with orthodox-backed law

Days before the holiday, non-Jewish staff and visitors could now be blocked from bringing homemade food to hospitals

By Tash Mosheim

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March 28, 2023 15:14

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 defence minister calls for pause of judicial reforms

Protesters gathered for the 12th Saturday in a row this weekend

By JC Reporter

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March 26, 2023 08:22

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

Senior Sephardi Rabbi joins Rabbi Mirvis in calling for unity

The call comes as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets his counterpart Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street on Friday

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 24, 2023 10:50

Senior Sephardi Rabbi joins Rabbi Mirvis in calling for unity

Netanyahu calls for unity, but presses on with reforms

In a televised address he insisted a compromise could be found

By Felix Pope

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March 23, 2023 15:54

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)

By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Jewish unity is a sacred responsibility

We must hold fast to the principles upon which Israel was founded — respect and dignity for all of its people

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March 23, 2023 09:33

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

Sir Ephraim Mirvis breaks his silence to plead for calm before Benjamin Netanyahu’s London visit

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

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March 23, 2023 09:31

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

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