Aug 17 Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel’s Defense Ministry has said it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal. Continue reading
Jul 31 Israel’s full high court to hear petitions against judiciary law in September By Associated Press Israel's Supreme Court says that a full panel of 15 justices would hear petitions in September against a contentious law that was passed last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and which has spurred mass protests. Continue reading
Jul 26 Israel’s Supreme Court to review controversial new judicial overhaul law By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli civil society groups and others have filed petitions asking the Supreme Court to strike down the law enacted Monday — the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's broader program to overhaul Israel's judiciary. Continue reading
Jul 25 Israeli doctors and other major industries strike after first measures of judicial overhaul pass By Isabel Debre, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Protesters also fear that the overhaul is fueled by the personal grievances of Netanyahu, who is currently on trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Continue reading
Jul 24 Israeli doctors reveal Netanyahu’s yearslong heart problem only after implanting pacemaker By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Netanyahu's current medical crisis reveals that he has suffered from an irregular heartbeat for years. It's news to Israelis that their longest-serving prime minister has been dealing with a chronic health problem. Continue reading
Jul 24 Israeli lawmakers approve key aspect of Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul despite mass protests By Tia Goldenberg, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press The vote reflected the determination of Netanyahu and his far-right allies to move ahead with the plan, despite massive, sustained protests for months and opposition from business leaders, military reservists and legal officials. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Widespread unrest in Israel on the eve of a defining moment In our news wrap Saturday, mass protests continue across Israel against the government’s judicial overhaul as Prime Minister Netanyahu recovers from a heart procedure, triple-digit temperatures are coming to the Great Plains and Midwest, Greece is battling wildfires while flash… Continue watching
Jul 23 Netanyahu undergoes medical procedure for his heart as unrest in Israel heightens By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure, while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch. Continue reading
Jul 22 Hundreds of thousands march in Israel as former chiefs beg Netanyahu to halt judicial overhaul By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem on Saturday evening and hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious… Continue reading
Jul 20 Israel’s Netanyahu rejects criticism on judicial plan, moves ahead toward key vote By Josef Federman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold. Continue reading