Mar 29 Netanyahu rebuffs Biden’s call to ‘walk away’ from judicial overhaul By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 4:28 Israel’s proposed judicial overhaul delayed amid unprecedented upheaval By Nurit Ben, Alexis Cox, Eliot Barnhart After weeks of protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that he would delay, but not cancel, proposed changes to the country’s judicial system. His supporters say the legislation would rein in an out-of-control bench, while opponents call… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 7:25 The state of Israel’s democracy under Netanyahu’s far-right coalition By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn By many accounts, the political turmoil in Israel over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul is an existential moment for the nation. Daniel Shapiro, former American envoy to Israel, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the crisis created by Netanyahu’s government… Continue watching
Mar 27 Netanyahu delays overhaul of Israel’s judiciary amid mass protests By Ilan Ben Zion, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 27 How Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan sparked massive turmoil in Israel By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Here’s a look at how Israel has been plunged into its most serious domestic crisis in decades. Continue reading
Mar 27 Tens of thousands in Israel protest in effort to stop Netanyahu’s planned overhaul of nation’s judiciary By Ilan Ben Zion, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: Recovery underway after destructive Mississippi tornado In our news wrap Sunday, residents and rescue teams combed through the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Mississippi, Trump spoke at his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas, the death toll of a chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania… Continue watching
Mar 26 Netanyahu fires Israel’s defense minister for urging halt to judicial overhaul By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country and prompted growing discontent within the ranks of the… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: U.S. responds to deadly drone attack with airstrikes in Syria In our news wrap Friday, U.S. airstrikes hit targets in eastern Syria overnight, French President Macron insisted on raising the retirement age despite ongoing protests, Israel’s attorney general warned that Netanyahu is breaking a conflict-of-interest law, Rwanda commuted the sentence… Continue watching
Mar 19 Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu with ‘concern’ over judicial plan as protests enter 11th week By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Associated Press President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise. Continue reading