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The Israeli government is determined to proceed with responsible judicial reforms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, amid unprecedented...

Jerusalem, Mar 23 (EFE).- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he will strive to achieve “the broadest possible consensus” on his right-wing government’s proposed judicial overhaul, which has sparked three months of some of the largest protests in the history of Israel. “We have one state and we must do everything to protect it …

Opponents of the legislation argue it violates key principles underpinning Israel's democratic character, opening the window for the High Court to invalidate the law

Israel has been rocked by 11 weeks of protests over government plans to overhaul the judiciary, which critics say will push the country towards 'dictatorship'

The Israeli parliament approved on Thursday legislation restricting grounds for declaring a premier unfit for office, a move the opposition has called a "personal law" that serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli parliament approved on Thursday legislation restricting grounds for declaring a premier unfit for office, a move the opposition has called a "personal law" that serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

President Isaac Herzog recently presented his compromise proposal, the so-called “people’s plan,” to counter the government’s plans to reform

The Netanyahu government’s dangerous and unprecedented legislative blitz will not only harm human rights but is pushing the country toward a tipping point from which there will be no turning back.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Thursday to restore unity in Israel where divisions have widened over his government's judicial reform programme and police fired water cannon at protesters…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Thursday to restore unity in Israel where divisions have widened over his government's judicial reform programme and police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv.Demonstrators fear the proposed reforms, which would increase the power of politicians over the courts and are already moving through parliament, are a threat to Israeli democracy.Israel's allies abroad have also raised concerns about the overhaul.