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For American Jews, marking Israel's 75th anniversary got complicated

Long hesitant to weigh in on Israel’s domestic affairs, many American Jewish groups and leaders, including rabbis, spent the past several months openly criticizing the country’s right-wing government

Andrew Lapin/JTA | 04.19.23

Netanyahu government fears protests during national days festivities

Minister in charge of Independece Day main event says will enact 'zero tolerance' policy toward 'provocations'; 'It is a state ceremony, not mine or the government's, but the state's ceremony,' she says; defense officials fear violent clashes in military cemeteries on Memorial Day

Itamar Eichner, Korin Elbaz Alush | 04.19.23

מחאה להצלת הדמוקרטיה הישראלית בניו יורק, ארה''ב

U.S. Jews squabble over Netanyahu invite

Jewish Federations of North America to hold conference marking Israel's 75th anniversary in Tel Aviv next week, under pressure to disinvite prime minister and Simcha Rothman, architect of coalition legislative push

Ron Kampeas/JTA | 04.18.23

Tyranny of the majority is not democratic; certainly it is not Jewish

Opinion: The alarming notion that a majority in the Knesset should be able to legislate at will, subject to no review or limitation, would have given rise to fierce opposition by the great halakhists across the generations

Noam Zohar | 04.16.23

טלי גוטליב בהפגנה בעד המהפכה המשפטית בנתניה

Likud firebrand: 'The left betrayed the State of Israel'

Speaking in front of a few hundred judicial reform supporters, Tally Gotliv calls for dismissal of AG, accuses ex-PM Ehud Barak of ‘sedition’ and calls for his imprisonment

Raanan Ben-Tzur | 04.16.23

בנימין נתניהו, בצלאל סמוטריץ' אלי כהן וניר ברקת

Moody's decision to cut Israel's credit outlook is not a mere bump in the road

The rating agency's economists left no doubt as to the reason for lowering Israel's forecast; while praising the previous government, they provided a detailed critique of the hasty legislative process of the current government's legal reform, and its detrimental effects on all citizens; however, they stressed that it’s not too late to change course

Gad Lior | 04.16.23

מחאת ההייטקיסטים נגד המהפכה המשפטית, תל אביב

Embattled Israeli start-up pins investors withdrawing on judicial overhaul

Hi-tech firm seeks out court assistance after leading investors pull out, partially due to 'growing concerns of investors to invest in Israel due to the nearing judicial overhaul'

Lital Dobrovitsky | 04.13.23

מפגינים בעד ונגד המהפכה המשפטית מחוץ לאירוע המימונה שמשתתף בו בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה בחדרה

Netanyahu greeted by protesters at Hadera Mimouna

Hundreds gather outside to protest judicial overhaul clashing with mounted police forces, blocking city road; dozens of supporters of the prime minister demonstrate as well; Netanyahu says unity in Israel will prevail

04.12.23

ההפגנה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית ברחוב קפלן בתל אביב

U.S. documents leak: Israel’s Mossad encouraged anti-government protests

The documents say Mossad chiefs 'advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest against the new Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms seen as an assault on Israeli democracy

i24NEWS | 04.09.23

The unspoken price of reform: Political anxiety at all-time high

Ever since political discourse in Israel began revolving around the judicial overhaul, citizens constantly find themselves at each other's throats, even distancing married couples from each other; 'Many are thinking of leaving the country,' psychologist says

Noam Barkan | 04.07.23

Right-wing protests prove judicial reforms are not synonymous with dictatorship

Opinion: The ongoing pro-judicial reform demonstrations reveal that the conflict reflects long-standing political divisions and puts to rest the misleading notion that the battle is not a matter of right versus left, but rather a struggle for democracy

Naveh Dromi | 04.04.23

Israeli hi-tech declines amid judicial overhaul

Surveys show investment in the Israeli hi-tech sector is at the lowest its been since 2018, reaching only $1.7 billion in Q1; 'If the trend doesn't change soon, it could be the end of the startup nation,' says start-up expert

Israel Wullman | 04.04.23

Bank of Israel warns judicial reform could cost Israeli economy tens of billions a year

Central bank says lose to economy could reach as high as NIS 47.6 billion ($13.3 billion) annually over the next three years, raises benchmark interest rate to 4.5% - its highest level since 2007

Gad Lior | 04.03.23

Protests mark start of a religious war, Rothman says

Chair of Knesset Constitution, Law Justice Committee and architect of judicial overhaul Simcha Rothman says protesters of legislation share objectives with groups hostile to the Jewish state; disregards the importance of U.S. condemnation

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.02.23

The case for a popular referendum on judicial reform

Opinion: Does having 64 mandate majority coalition automatically prove most Israelis are pro-judicial reform? And if not, wouldn't it be proper to hold a referendum on the matter? Question is, will an Israeli referendum be proven definitive with everything that has happened

Moshe David Rubinstein | 04.02.23

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