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
Mar 07 Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul divides Israeli military By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 02 Why is Israel pushing ahead with its legal overhaul? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 02 Israel’s Netanyahu denounces protesters after demonstration against wife outside of salon By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies say protesters are "anarchists" after they gathered outside a Tel Aviv salon where his wife was getting her hair done. Continue reading
Feb 20 Israeli government advances legal system overhaul despite mass protest By Laurie Kellman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel's parliament has for the first time advanced a plan to overhaul the legal system, defying a historic uproar among Israelis and calls for restraint from the United States. Continue reading
Feb 02 Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in judicial system overhaul By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 31 Blinken appeals for calm in Israel-Palestine conflict during trip to Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after seeing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading
Jan 30 Blinken urges calm as violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. Continue reading