World Mar 27 Netanyahu delays overhaul of Israel's judiciary amid mass protests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents.
World Mar 27 How Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan sparked massive turmoil in Israel Here’s a look at how Israel has been plunged into its most serious domestic crisis in decades.
World Mar 27 Tens of thousands in Israel protest in effort to stop Netanyahu's planned overhaul of nation's judiciary Departing flights from the country’s main international airport were grounded Monday, large mall chains and universities shut their doors, and Israel’s largest trade union called for its 800,000 members to stop work.
World Mar 19 Attack in West Bank town casts shadow over ongoing Israeli-Palestinian talks A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow over Egyptian-mediated efforts to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday period beginning…
World Mar 07 Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul divides Israeli military A contentious judicial overhaul plan that has divided Israel is also tearing at what Israeli Jews see as the country's main unifying force: the military.
World Mar 02 Why is Israel pushing ahead with its legal overhaul? Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country. But other factors may be in play.
World Feb 23 Palestinian militants and Israel exchange rockets in Gaza after deadly West Bank raid Palestinian militants in Gaza have launched rockets at southern Israel, and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave.
World Feb 02 Israel's attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in judicial system overhaul Israel's attorney general says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not be involved in an overhaul of the country's judicial system proposed by his government.
World Feb 02 Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses half a million The milestone comes as Israel’s new government, made up of ultranationalist parties who oppose Palestinian statehood, has placed expanding settlements at the top of its priority list.
World Jan 30 Israeli forces kill man in West Bank, Palestinian officials say Monday's death was the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region.