Israel air chief warns of security threat after judicial reform vote
By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The head of Israel's air force said on Friday the country's enemies might exploit a
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Israel-Lebanon border tension raises fears of bloody escalation
The Israeli-Lebanon front line holds ever-present risks of a new and devastating conflict.
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Netanyahu won't commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court strikes down controversial law
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential Supreme Court ruling striking down his controversial judicial reform law, as Israelis agonize over a looming showdown between their government and the court.
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Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
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Israel president urges calm amid plans for further protest at judicial overhaul
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's president urged both sides of a dispute over moves to overhaul the judiciary to
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Israel's judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows
As Israel plunges deeper into crisis after the country's parliament passed the first bill of a controversial judicial overhaul, thousands of Israeli army reservists -- the backbone of the Israeli military -- are threatening not to show up for work. And Israel's leaders are sounding alarms about the country's readiness for war.
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Israeli Supreme Court Won’t Immediately Block New Judicial Law
The Israeli Supreme Court won’t block immediate implementation of a new law curbing judicial oversight of government actions.
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Israel's Supreme Court says it will not block law that limits its power -- for now
Israel's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will not issue an injunction to temporarily block a controversial new law that curbs its power. The so-called reasonableness law part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to weaken the judiciary, has now entered into force.
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Israel's Netanyahu down in polls over judicial reform
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a hit in the polls over a judicial
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Israelis Protesting Reforms Say Netanyahu Has Declared ‘War on Women’
Most conspicuous among the hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters waving blue and white Israeli flags outside parliament
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Moody's sees negative economic consequences of Israel's judicial upheaval
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday that passage of a new law in Israel
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Civil unrest, legal appeals and military disobedience: What Israel may face after Supreme Court law change
From escalated protests and possible military disobedience, to attempts by the court to rule the new law as invalid, coming days and weeks will test Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition's readiness to defy public opinion.
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