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Anti-government protesters erect ‘tent city’ outside Knesset demanding hostage release and election
The activists are planning four days of action to force Netanyahu to call an election and agree to a ceasefire in Gaza
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Netanyahu taps former opponent Aharon Barak to represent Israel in ICJ genocide case
The government's choice of one of its biggest opponents has surprised observers and has met with mixed reactions from government members
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Why elite Israeli combat pilots are refusing to serve until judicial reforms are abandoned
Some of the highest ranking members of Israel's Air Force are refusing to fly, one pilot explains why
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Who will have the final say: the Supreme Court or the Knesset?
Where this goes from here is far from clear - and it is still possible President Isaac Herzog’s compromise track will yield fruit
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Diaspora Israelis turn out to Trafalgar Square to protest judicial reform
Sunday's Defend Israeli Democracy UK demonstration in Trafalgar Square drew up to 1,500 British and Israeli Jews
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Israel’s protesters are the real threat to its democracy now
Ignore the misleading, boilerplate columns, the protests are part of a manipulative, aggressive plot
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Senior Israel Navy reservist suspended for refusing voluntary service
A second naval reservist's status will be reviewed in the coming days
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The crisis in Israel is not just about the State — but the Jewish people
The paradox is that the very issues driving millions to turn away from Israel in despair simultaneously demand we involve ourselves in the country more vigorously than ever
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Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Israel about to make history with Saudi Arabia'
Netanyahu said he was confident he can strike a deal with the Saudis under which the countries have official diplomatic relations
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Majority of British Jews disapprove of Netanyahu amid 'wave of pessimism', poll finds
The polls comes as the Israeli prime minister pushes through a set of controversial judicial reforms
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Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Everyone has an opinion on Israel'
The Israeli prime minister also made clear that he was still trying to reach a consensus on judicial reform with opposition parties
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Planned judicial overhaul will not hurt Israeli democracy, says Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister described his coalition’s proposed changes to the Supreme Court as 'a minor correction'
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If you truly love Israel, it’s time to compromise
Protesters are wrong when they claim that this judicial reform will end Israeli democracy
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UK urges Israel to 'avoid division' over controversial judicial overhaul
It comes as the Knesset ratified new legislation that rolls back some Supreme Court powers, despite mass protests
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Israeli papers black out front pages in 'dark day for democracy'
A protest group paid for the black-out ads which appeared in several publications
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Security concerns could bring Israel's summer of discontent to an end
As politicians play a zero-sum game with judicial reform, regular people have shown the way forward
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