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Police opened fire with water cannon on protests throughout Israel against the passage of the law.

The bill aims to prevent the Supreme Court from striking down any law exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service.

The strike, which comes in response to the governments passing of key judicial reform legislation, could lead to “significant disruptions” and “cause harm to patients,” according to Health Minister Moshe

Legislation seeks to equate Torah study and military service, leading opposition to rage against proposal and Netanyahu's party to deny it will be advancing to a vote

(July 24, 2023 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for broad agreement on his government’s plans in an address to the nation following the unilateral passing of key judicial reform legislation. On Monday afternoon, all 64 members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition voted into law a bill to restrict judges’ use of the “reasonableness” standard. […]

The Symbolic Move Comes After the Israeli Knesset Passed Into Law a Bill Weakening the Court's Ability to Block Government Decisions

Ignoring 29 weeks of street protests, the Israeli right passed the

US investment bank warns of 'increased uncertainty' over Israel's economic outlook as Citi cautions investors; Moody's credit rating agency expected to issue special report

The first clause of the bill, called Basic Law: Torah Study, says, "Torah study is a supreme value in the heritage of the Jewish people."

What happened: The government passed its amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary, that cancels the use of reasonability when judges review governmental ...