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(JNS) — In a prime-time televised speech on Thursday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the anti-judicial reform protests that have rocked the Israel Defense Forces in recent weeks, while vowing to “maintain everyone’s rights.” Netanyahu spoke as hundreds of demonstrators gathered ahead of a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as part of […]

The Idea of an Entire Jewish Community, With Tens of Thousands of Men, Dedicating Itself to Torah Study, Does Not Exist in the Talmud. So When Coalition Partner United Torah Judaism Suggests a Basic Law on Torah Study It Is Introducing a New Concept That Is Completely Detached From Jewish History

The morning after the law passed, turned into “the mourning after” for the anti-reform and anti-government camp.

Secular Israelis fear the growing Haredi population will give religious parties more power. Economics and labor market trends suggest their power is fading.

As the Israeli Knesset passed the first measure of its judicial overhaul plan July 24, concerns continue for the country’s ongoing unrest and what the future holds.

A closer look at the domestic dynamics behind the legislature’s vote sheds light on whether and when it might affect Israel’s military readiness and relationship with Washington.

Critics Say the Newly Expanded Law - Which Was Enacted in 2010 to Circumvent a Supreme Court Ruling That Banned Communities From Selling Land to Jews Only - Has Patently 'Racist Intentions'

A Governing Coalition That Seeks to Weaken the Supreme Court Is Presumably Doing So Because It Plans to Enact Unconstitutional Laws and Doesn’t Want the Court T

The right-wing coalition’s hobbling of the Supreme Court is just the start of a campaign against the country’s democratic foundations.

Forced to Choose Between the Wellbeing of the Army or His Coalition, Netanyahu Didn’t Hesitate for a Single Moment