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Judicial reform protests

Melanie Phillips

Unelected judges should rule… Seriously?

Melanie Phillip makes the case for Netanyahu's reforms

By Melanie Phillips

3 min read

TOPSHOT - Israelis take part in ongoing protests against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government, in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

The House of Israel must not be divided

4 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

We needn't fight about Israel... we can have a beautiful broiges

Rob Rinder

We needn't fight about Israel... we can have a beautiful broiges

3 min read

Israeli ambassador summoned in US after Knesset repeals ban on settlements

Judicial reform protests

Israeli ambassador summoned in US after Knesset repeals ban on settlements

2 min read

Protesters plan to greet Netanyahu during his first visit since 2019

Judicial reform protests

Protesters plan to greet Netanyahu during his first visit since 2019

By Jenni Frazer

1 min read

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Claudia Mendoza

By Claudia Mendoza

It's OK for Jews to criticise Israel... but it isn't a duty

Israel is a country divided and that is mirrored in the diaspora’s response

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March 21, 2023 14:10

It's OK for Jews to criticise Israel... but it isn't a duty

Hundreds of IDF reservists threaten to walk out over judicial reform

Members of elite units announced on Sunday that they would not be reporting for duty

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March 19, 2023 13:00

Israeli reserve soldiers and activists protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in the city of Bnei Brak, March 16, 2023. Photo by Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???????? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ???

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

Mordechai Beck

By Mordechai Beck

Israel’s religious Zionists live in a world that ended generations ago

The leaders of the ultra-nationalists are creating a backlash, the effect of which is now being seen on the streets every week

4 min read

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March 16, 2023 12:49

(L to R) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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

1 min read

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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

Alan Dershowitz

By Alan Dershowitz

The Israel protests are about Netanyahu, not democracy

The judicial reforms may be a bad idea but their consequences would not be so catastrophic

2 min read

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March 16, 2023 12:39

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

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

4 min read

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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

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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