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Judicial Reform
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right), and Economy Minister Nir Barkat in the Knesset on February 22, 2023. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
March 27, 2023, 5:18 pm
Amid protests after Gallant fired, calls grow in coalition to halt judicial overhaul
Barkat says ‘reform’ needed but ‘not at price of civil war’; Shas, UTJ indicate they’ll back whatever Netanyahu decides; Levin said threatening to quit; Otzma Yehudit says press on
By TOI STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement to the nation on the judicial overhaul on March 23, 2023. Photo: Screen capture
March 24, 2023, 10:34 am
Bibi: I’ll intervene to make overhaul balanced — but judge selection bill will pass
Indicating he’ll ignore conflict of interest deal forbidding involvement, Netanyahu promises protesters to protect individual rights, ensure coalition not given undue power
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN
Demonstrators block a highway during protests in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Photo: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg
March 23, 2023, 11:46 am
‘The abyss is within touching distance’
Protest organisers vowed to escalate demonstrations, declaring Thursday a "national day of paralysis".
By Emanuel Fabian, SHARON WROBEL , Jacob Magid and TOI STAFF
Panoramic view of Netanya. Photo 49776727 / Israel © Vvvita | Dreamstime.com
March 23, 2023, 11:24 am
The new exodus
In Israel, 26 per cent of the population are foreign-born. It is a melting pot of cultures and traditions. Yet, currently, thousands of Israelis are booking tickets to leave. Alarmed by their country's political direction, more and more Israelis are seeking to move abroad.
By Deborah Danan
March 20, 2023, 11:30 am
‘We are at the moment of truth’
MK Michal Shir, challenges Bibi and the government, saying "We won't let Israel become Bibistan!"
By AJN STAFF
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein. Photo: Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson's Department
March 16, 2023, 6:05 am
Likud sanctions Edelstein for skipping votes
Senior lawmaker Yuli Edelstein missed two key votes tied to the coalition's sweeping plan to shift power from the judiciary to politicians.
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN and SHARON WROBEL & JEREMY SHARON 
Protesters in Tel Aviv on March 11. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
March 16, 2023, 6:00 am
Anti-overhaul protesters call to turn up heat
'A dictatorship is taking place there. There is no discourse there, there is chaos. I am very concerned about what is happening there. I haven't seen such a harsh reality since the Yom Kippur War'
March 9, 2023, 2:42 pm
Start talking
A Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
March 9, 2023, 9:50 am
Bibi presses for compromise, but Knesset blitz goes on
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have refused to hold negotiations so far, with the opposition demanding the legislation first be frozen and the coalition rejecting any preconditions.
Israelis block a road and clash with police as they protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
March 9, 2023, 9:47 am
Israeli protesters plan new day of disruption
"We will not stop the struggle for one minute until we ensure the existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state."
Israelis protesting against the government's controversial justice reform bill in Tel Aviv on March 4. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP
March 9, 2023, 9:41 am
As Zionists we have an obligation to speak up
As a Zionist stakeholder I can only join my concern with that of others as the Jewish world contends with the ramifications of the proposed reforms on Israel's democratic structures.
By Yossi Goldfarb
Israeli lawyer and former Sydneysider Nicole Maor, Rabbi Allison Conyer and Habonim mekasher Gabe Freund.
March 9, 2023, 7:45 am
Speaking out about Israel’s judicial changes
The AJN spoke to a disparate group of people – all connected by their love of Israel – about the governing coalition’s planned courts overhaul.
By Peter Kohn
Israeli protesters take to the streets in Tel Aviv. Photo: Yair Palti (Facebook)
March 9, 2023, 7:30 am
We call for dialogue
The Jewish and Zionist communal leadership of Australia this week issued a historically rare call for an Israeli government to change course.
By Peter Kohn
Israeli protesters attend a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new far-right government in Tel Aviv. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP
March 7, 2023, 11:54 am
ECAJ, ZFA speak out on Israel’s judicial reforms
'We recognise and respect that, being in the diaspora, we have different rights, but we are also deeply invested in Israel’s survival and the wellbeing of all Israelis and the Jewish people'
By AJN STAFF
Protesters in Tel Aviv on February 25. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
March 2, 2023, 11:15 am
‘Largest protests yet’
Masses rally against curbing of judiciary
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