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US president issues rallying cry in Warsaw speech but warns of ‘very bitter days’ ahead in defence of democracy

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's parliament took a step towards approving a controversial judicial reform Tuesday despite weeks of mass protests against the legislation critics see as a threat to democracy.

Plus: The National Endowment for Democracy ends funding of conservative media blacklist, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear major internet free speech case, and more...

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In diners across the country, the media has obsessively stalked out so-called white working class voters for years

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's parliament took a step towards approving a controversial judicial reform Tuesday despite weeks of mass protests against legislation critics see as a threat to democracy.

The Appeals Court has upheld the acquittal of three members of the former United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) of a grenade attack that killed five soldiers during the street protests in 2010.

‘It’s not just about freedom in Ukraine … It’s about freedom of democracy at large,’ Mr Biden said about Ukraine’s defence against Russia, during his historic visit to Kyiv

Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli parliament backed a key part of a controversial judicial overhaul at first reading Tuesday despite protests across the country against a bill critics see as a threat to democracy.