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Leading US financial institution says it has 'a bearish bias' toward Israeli currency, warns 'political risk is likely to remain elevated' over government's judicial overhaul

Gali Baharav-Miara expected to submit her position on the matter in light of petitions to the High Court; judges said to receive upped security due to threats

Activists marched through Tel Aviv's Kaplan Street with a large red banner that proclaimed that “The Supreme Court is Supreme.”

“Thirty years on, the hopes raised by the Oslo Accords have been dashed. They point the way to what must not be done. There can be no “peace process” under occupation and colonization.”

Ahead of September 12 hearing on petitions, coalition submits response to court saying that it lacks statutory authority to strike down such quasi-constitutional legislation

The BBC speaks to Palestinian officials visiting Riyadh for discussions with the Saudis on the Kingdom’s potential normalisation deal with Israel. ...

From the blog of Lawrence Nowosenetz at The Times of Israel

Government says High Court looks to assert itself as 'sole sovereign' • New details of President Herzog's judicial reform compromise leaked

The Israel Supreme has become a major mobilizing source for the weekly mass protests against the reform that have been taking place in the last six months in many Israeli towns. Tens of thousands of liberals and conservatives rally around this institution, if not around anything else, confident that the Court is capable of preventing the government from irreversibly breaching the democratic walls. Unfortunately, this confidence is both unfounded and likely to sabotage the anti-reform movement. G...

Haaretz says it obtained document with terms reached by Netanyahu and president, including proposal for judicial reform legislation to require 80-MK majority for at least 15 months