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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. On Tuesday, the country’s gaze shifts from the streets to the courtroom, where a panel of Supreme Court judges will deliberate over the very laws meant to curtail their power. Israel’s High Court is to hear the first of three flashpoint cases in the coming weeks, all dealing with the legality of the overhau...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. On Tuesday, the country’s gaze shifts from the streets to the courtroom, where a panel of Supreme Court judges will deliberate over the very laws meant to curtail […]

PM says partners won't torpedo any possible deal on reform, as Smotrich rejects compromise on judge selection, Ben Gvir calls on others to oppose 'surrender'

Israel’s High Court is to hear the first of three flashpoint cases in the coming weeks, all dealing with the legality of the judicial overhaul.

Protection upped for 15 justices who will hear petitions against 'reasonableness' law; some judges reportedly spending the night away from home as precaution

41.5% of coalition voters and 6% of opposition voters said that the Court lacks the authority to perform judicial review over Basic Laws passed by Knesset. 73% of Israelis agree that in order to bridge the divisions between the political camps, attempts should be made to reach a compromise.

Netanyahu has been noncommittal when asked if he'd adhere to potential decision striking down law; PM, at cabinet meeting, doesn't mention Tuesday's reasonableness hearing

Oppoents of Netanyahu's reforms demonstrated Saturday night in central Tel Aviv, ahead of Israel’s Supreme Court hearing a challenge to them.

From the blog of Stefanie Schur at The Times of Israel

A lot of damage is liable to result if we do not start to act constructively, rather than just blame each other for causing the destruction of Israel’s democracy.