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Judicial reform protests

Ben Gvir threatens to quit coalition if judicial reforms halted

The national security minister screamed at Benjamin Netanyahu during a Knesset debate

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Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the entrance to the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ?? ????

Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport where flights were being delayed, ad the workers of the airport went on strike, in a protest against the judicial overhaul proposed by the government, on March 27, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???"? ???? ?????

Judicial reform protests

Ben Gurion Airport flights resumed after unions call general strike

By Tash Mosheim

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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 *** ????? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ?????? ????? ???????? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ????? ????

Judicial reform protests

Netanyahu expected to back down on judicial reforms after mass protests

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Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu with Likud MK Yoav Galant 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 *** ???? ????? ????? ???? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??"? ?????? ???? ????

Judicial reform protests

Netanyahu sacks defence minister after he called for pause to judcial reform

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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

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 24: Demonstrators gather near Downing Street ahead of the arrival of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 24, 2023 in London, England. Benjamin Netanyahu visits London against a backdrop of unrest at home. Protests are being held weekly across Israel against legislation being pushed through the Knesset by his government to restrain the judiciary. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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Thousands of protesters greet embattled Netanyahu at Downing Street

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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

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Netanyahu arrives for meeting with Rishi Sunak

The Israeli PM was met by protesters as he arrived to see his British counterpart at Downing Street this morning

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March 24, 2023 10:10

Netanyahu arrives for meeting with Rishi Sunak

Netanyahu calls for unity, but presses on with reforms

In a televised address he insisted a compromise could be found

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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)

Daniel Susskind

By Daniel Susskind

‘I am Jewish, not Israeli’, doesn’t cut it anymore. The diaspora’s voices count

This is the time to reaffirm our connection with Israel, not deny it

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March 23, 2023 15:12

Color image depicting a mid adult Jewish man in his 30s wearing a traditional Jewish skull cap (with star of David design). He is on a city street in central London.

Former Mossad chief warns of Netanyahu’s ‘major act of destruction’

Efraim Halevy believes that Israel’s PM has still not realised ‘what a grave situation we are in’

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March 23, 2023 11:03

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 6: Ephraim Halevi, former head of the Israeli Mossad secret service and a recent advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, makes a rare media appearence to the Foreign Press Association January 6, 2004 in Jerusalerm. Halevi said that in the last 2 years terror has become a strategic threat to the existence of Israel which has provoked a change of Israeli political thought and policy. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

The point of no return is fast approaching for Bibi

Both sides in the bitter debate over judicial reform know the make or break moment in imminent

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March 23, 2023 10:46

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

Lord Levy

We must not let British Jewry tear itself apart

When it comes to Israel, we all have different views but the bottom line is that we have to protect Anglo-Jewry and its infrastructure

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March 23, 2023 10:36

We must not let British Jewry tear itself apart

Marie van der Zyl

By Marie van der Zyl

We all care about Israel’s future: let’s start from there

I urge those on both sides of the divide within our community to remember what we have in common — a fierce and unflinching love for Israel

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March 23, 2023 10:34

We all care about Israel’s future: let’s start from there

Alan Dershowitz

By Alan Dershowitz

With all this infighting, the real loser is Israel

The time has come to come to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal

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March 23, 2023 10:31

Israelis dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale television show seen at a rave party as part of a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 2, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** סיפורה של שפחה רפורמה משפטית מפגינים נגד מהפכה מסיבה מוזיקה רייב

Jonathan Freedland

By Jonathan Freedland

Power-hungry Bibi is Israel's biggest threat

Jonathan Freedland makes the case against Netanyahu

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March 23, 2023 09:56

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)

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