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Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israeli cabinet approves plans for Ben-Gvir 'militia'

The cabinet also approved 1.5% budget cuts to all government ministries to fund the new force

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Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir arrives to a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 2, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/POOL ***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - OLIVIER FITOUSSI/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** ????? ????? ????? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ????

Israeli Air Force chief: Reservists who don’t report for duty will be dismissed

Judicial reform protests

Israeli Air Force chief: Reservists who don’t report for duty will be dismissed

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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

Vernon Bogdanor

By Vernon Bogdanor

The root of the judicial reform crisis is the ‘four tribes of Israel’

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Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה ירושלים רפורמה בית משפט עליון משפט רפורמה

Melanie Phillips

By Melanie Phillips

Israel's enemies are gleefully rubbing their hands at all this

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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

Judicial reform protests

Far-right groups branded ‘terrorists’ after 53 arrests

By Daniel Ben-David

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People waving Israel's national flag take part in a protest in Tel Aviv, against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill, on March 25, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Israel is still a democracy but it needs its sanity back

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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

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

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

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Netanyahu rejects Biden’s call to back down from judicial reform

'Jerusalem doesn’t make decisions based on pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends," said Benjamin Netanyahu

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March 29, 2023 10:08

US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 09, 2010. Vice president Biden is on a five day official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ???? ????? ????? ?'? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ?????

Adam Tomkins

By Adam Tomkins

It is preposterous to assert that Israeli democracy is at stake

There is no one right way of ensuring that the powers of unelected bodies such as the courts and the powers of elected bodies such as the Knesset are held in optimum balance

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March 28, 2023 16:45

It is preposterous to assert that Israeli democracy is at stake

London protesters gather to show support for Israeli demonstrations

Hundreds attended a spontaneous Parliament Square demonstration against Netanyahu's government

By Tash Mosheim

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March 28, 2023 13:01

London protesters gather to show support for Israeli demonstrations

Herzog calls leaders of Israeli parties to kickstart judicial reform talks

The president made a rare intervention to force opposing groups to negotiate

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March 28, 2023 11:54

Herzog calls leaders of Israeli parties to kickstart judicial reform talks

Thousands of right-wing counter protesters come out to support Netanyahu

A large group of demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem after PM's TV address

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March 28, 2023 08:50

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ??????? ?????? ??? ???? ????? ???? ??????

Netanyahu pauses judicial reform after striking deal with Ben Gvir

The prime minister's plans will be temporarily suspended after public outcry

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March 27, 2023 15:45

Netanyahu pauses judicial reform after striking deal with Ben Gvir

Israeli embassy in London shuts down as consular staff strike

A London protest for Israelis and Jews is planned for Monday afternoon at Parliament Square

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 27, 2023 13:22

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: A general view of the Israeli Embassy on March 23, 2010 in London, England. A Mossad representative at the Israel embassy in London is to be expelled after Israeli security services are alleged to have cloned British passports which aided the killing of a senior Hamas commander last month in Dubai. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Netanyahu breaks silence to call on protesters to 'act responsibly'

The embattled PM is rumoured to be considering a halt on plans for judicial reform

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March 27, 2023 11:59

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 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 *** ???? ????? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????

Israel's top representative in New york quits over judicial reforms

Zamir shared a letter, in which he wrote that he quits 'with a heavy heart'

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March 27, 2023 10:32

New Knesset member Asaf Zamir poses for a picture at the Knesset, on April 29, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????

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