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HISTORICAL FACTS: 21 - The Untold Story

Pressure’s on Netanyahu over judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has been plunged into chaos over its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

The New Daily

Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?

Israelis have been protesting for months against Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes.

Al Jazeera

Here’s Israel’s judicial proposal that drew people to protest

Reports indicate PM Netanyahu will halt his plans, after weeks of protest and the sacking of his defence minister.

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Israeli PM set to halt reforms after mass protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to halt his bitterly contested judicial overhaul, after the sacking of his defence chief over the plan sparked mass protests.

The New Daily

Flights grounded at major airport in Israel amid mass protests over Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

More than 70,000 workers in key sectors such as health and banking walk out

Evening Standard

Israeli Govt in Chaos as Judicial Reform Plans Draw Mass Protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos on Monday, after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defense chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary. Netanyahu had been expected to make a televised statement on Monday morning announcing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli government delays disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

(This March 27 story has been corrected to add the locations of casualties in paragraph 19)

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Israel’s president calls for halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests

Thousands took to the streets on Sunday after Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the controversial changes

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu agrees to delay judicial reform after union threatens general strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a pause to a set of divisive judicial reforms moving through parliament. The move came hours after the head of Israel’s top trade union called for a general strike following weeks of mass protests.

France 24

Israel's Netanyahu sacks defence minister after call to suspend judicial reforms

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday in protest after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his defense minister who had urged the government to halt a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system.

France 24

Israeli FM: UAE pardons Israeli citizen after drug sentence

Israeli officials say the United Arab Emirates has pardoned an Israeli woman after initially sentencing her to death for drug possession

The Independent UK

UAE pardons Israeli jailed on drugs charges, Israel says

The United Arab Emirates has pardoned and released an Israeli woman who was jailed for drug trafficking last year and had initially faced execution, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday.

Reuters

Longtime Israel backers in US turn outraged critics — but Biden administration remains distant

WASHINGTON — With massive street protests, a mutiny by elite military reserve officers and outrage from diplomats, academics and former officials, Israel seems steeped in epic crisis.

Los Angeles Times

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog Pushes “People’s Plan” For Court Reform

Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal

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The Guardian - UK

What are the Israeli protests about and what happens next?

Plans to overhaul judicial system have sparked biggest protest movement in Israeli history

The Independent UK

Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise

Israeli protesters are pressing on with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary

France 24

Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects judicial compromise proposal

Israeli protesters pressed ahead on Thursday with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, pushing back against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he rejected a compromise proposal that was meant to defuse the crisis.

Al Jazeera

Protests resume in Israel after Netanyahu rejects compromise

PM Netanyahu rejected a proposal from President Herzog that had attempted to defuse the country’s judicial crisis.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israelis Step up Protests After Netanyahu Rejects Compromise

Bangkok Post

Under fire over legal reforms, Netanyahu to face critics in Berlin

BERLIN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under heavy fire at home over planned legal reforms, was due to arrive Wednesday in Berlin where Germany's leaders will also urge him to reconsider the overhauls.

The Independent UK

Jewish Americans press Israeli leaders to compromise

A senior delegation of Jewish-American leaders is paying a flash visit to Israel to urge leaders to find a compromise over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel MPs Push on with Legal Reforms Decried as Threat to Democracy

Israel's parliament took another step Tuesday to push forward a legal reform package that has sparked mass protests against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers in a 3:00 am (0100 GMT) vote approved a bill in first reading that would, among other things, allow the Knesset to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scholz to Discuss with Netanyahu Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Security

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a working lunch in Berlin on Thursday, a German government spokesperson said on Monday. The two leaders would discuss bilateral issues as well as international and regional security questions, the spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, said. "The…

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Israel Slams South Africa Parliament Decision To Downgrade Ties

Israel on Wednesday slammed as "disgraceful" the South African parliament's decision to downgrade Jerusalem's embassy in Pretoria to a liaison office

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s President Calls to Scrap Judicial Overhaul as Protests Mount

Israel's president urged the government to abandon attempts to push through bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary and seek a model with broad support as tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets on Thursday. The drive by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government to enact sweeping changes…

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