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Israel: Herzog Calls on Arabs to Participate in Dialogue on Judicial Reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will not seek to further advance a bill that is personally related to him. Meanwhile, Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged Arab parties' representatives to participate in the dialogue on judicial reforms, similar to other Israeli political parties. Netanyahu spoke confidently on Wednesday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel hasn’t been a democracy for a long time. Now, Israelis need to face this fact

The protest movement will either transform into a call for genuine democracy – for Palestinians and Israelis alike – or it will remain locked in the current impasse

The Guardian - US

‘Friends’: White House downplays Biden-Netanyahu public spat

White House spokesman says ‘there’s a lot to like’ about Israeli PM statement rejecting US president’s criticism.

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A non-invite, a mind-your-own-business response — Biden and Netanyahu tensions rise

The Israeli prime minister is pushing back on U.S. warnings against his coalition taking steps that critics say will undermine judicial independence and democracy.

WEKU

Breaking down Israel’s fight over Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel protests: Netanyahu delays judicial reforms over fears of 'civil war' – but deep fault-lines threaten future of democracy

Despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to delay the planned judicial reforms that have so destabilised Israeli society, the country’s crisis of democracy is far from over.

The Conversation

Israel's Netanyahu says broad national consensus on judicial overhaul is possible

Israel's Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu said in an address to the U.S.-led Summit for Democracy on Wednesday that he believes it is possible to achieve a broad national consensus over his proposed judicial overhaul.

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US Ties Israeli Judicial Overhaul with Settlements in Palestinian Territories

The US administration of US President Joe Biden welcomed the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay action on the judicial overhaul. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the Israeli decision is the best path for Israel and all its citizens to find this compromise. In recent weeks,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM, Biden Exchange Frosty Words Over Legal Overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier “walks away” from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying the country makes its own decisions. The exchange was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies and signals building…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Parties Discuss Justice Reforms After Netanyahu U-turn

Israel's hard-right government and opposition parties were set for a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years. Scepticism remained high over the negotiations on the judicial overhaul, which would curtail the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel makes its own decisions, rebuffing President Joe Biden’s suggestion that that the premier drop a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system

The Independent UK

The Israeli Fight Over Judicial Review Highlights the Dangers of Unconstrained Democracy

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

Reason

Netanyahu to Biden: Israel does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad

Israel is a sovereign country that does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday in response to comments by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Australia raises concerns with Israel about minister’s remarks on Palestinians

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich provoked outrage by saying there was ‘no such thing as a Palestinian people’

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Al Jazeera

Israel’s parties to hold first talks on justice reforms

President Isaac Herzog has invited ruling parties and the opposition to meet Tuesday after judicial reforms were halted.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Letting that be that: Defeated Netanyahu should drop his judicial power grab

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has discovered that there are limits to brute force politicking as he steps back from his ill-advised judicial control legislation as his party’s approval ratings crater and Israelis take to the streets. Or rather, this should be his takeaway, even if he is foolishly planning…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Unrest sweeps across Israel, and Netanyahu has only himself to blame

Israelis embrace the ideal of democracy with the same fervor that Americans do. It’s why, on Monday, the people of Israel effectively shut down their country’s economy in a defiant, urgent statement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dangerous bid to overhaul — and in doing so weaken — the country’s…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel’s political crisis: not over yet

Editorial: Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t abandoned his attack on the supreme court. His opponents should not give up either

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The Independent UK

Israel’s identity crisis goes far beyond Netanyahu’s plans for the judiciary – clashes will keep happening

The country’s politics are deeply polarised, with little chance of that changing soon, writes Bel Trew

Reuters

Biden sidesteps public dispute with Netanyahu, despite US concerns

Despite tensions between them, President Joe Biden has so far avoided an acrimonious public confrontation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while trying to make clear he opposes a judicial overhaul that has shaken the close U.S. ally.

Reuters

Israel's Netanyahu buys time, but is still in a fix

Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a reckoning over judicial reforms that plunged Israel into turmoil, but he remains caught between hard-right allies whose support he needs to stay on as prime minister and a tidal wave of opposition to their plans.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu’s failure to grasp anger over Israel judicial overhaul exposes weaknesses

Israeli prime minister looks out of touch in his handling of response to the country’s latest political crisis

The Conversation

What's at stake as protests rock Israel: 3 essential reads on democracy, security and human rights

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, after 12 weeks of growing protest against his proposed judicial reforms, said he will order a temporary halt to the changes that aimed to rein in the power of Israel’s judiciary and grant virtually unaccountable power to politicians.

WEKU

Israel's former leader says Netanyahu should either reform his coalition or resign

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the government's choice to delay a vote on a controversial judicial overhaul amounts to a temporary compromise. He tells NPR what he'd like to see next.

Al Jazeera

Israeli right-wing protesters attack Palestinians in Jerusalem

Reports say that one man was ‘savagely beaten’ in Jerusalem, after pro-government supporters had gathered.

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