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Israeli parties have made no progress towards a compromise over the government's bitterly disputed judicial overhaul package after a month of meetings, Benny Gantz, head of the largest opposition party, said on Monday. The planned overhaul, which would give the government control over naming judges to the Supreme Court and…

Israeli lawmakers reconvene Monday after a month-long parliament recess, resuming the fight over a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary that has split Israelis and drawn concern from Israel's most important ally, the United States. The tensions will be on full display when the highest-ranking Republican politician in the…

Political rivals have denounced the national guard plans as creating a personal ‘militia’ for extremist minister

Architect of Israel’s judicial changes doubles down for next round of legislative battle when Knesset reconvenes in May

New law bans people from taking leavened food made from grain into medical centres during Jewish holiday

If Congress wants to stave off such far-reaching demands, it should start behaving in ways that inspire more public confidence.

The Palestinian presidency on Saturday accused Israel of deliberate escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Official presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israel was seeking to provoke violence after Israeli police killed Mohammed al-Osaibi, 26, from Naqab, at the entrance…

The urgent threat to Israeli democracy that brought that entire country to a halt on Sunday is far from over.

Opponents of the proposed reforms are right that unlimited majority rule is a recipe for tyranny.