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Nadav Argaman, who was appointed by Netanyahu, expresses fear that Israel will move toward dictatorship; ex-Israel nuclear chief: Government leading country toward self-destruction

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise.The package of judicial reforms has sparked weeks of protests in Israel since its introduction by Netanyahu's hard-right coalition, prompting Israel's president to warn the nation may be on the brink of "civil war".

Justice minister said to tell political confidants he believes halting legislation would give state prosecutors an opportunity to frame him on trumped-up charges

What happened: The government pressed ahead with its judicial reform agenda this week, as the Knesset Plenum and Law, Constitution and Justice Committee ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under heavy fire at home over planned legal reforms, was due to arrive Wednesday in Berlin where Germany's leaders will also urge him to reconsider the overhauls.

Warning of civil war, Herzog urges sides to seize 'formative constitutional moment,' not destroy country; PM: It doesn't bring necessary balance, Gantz accepts it, Lapid weighs it

The battle against the judicial overhaul is not being waged only to safeguard democracy, it is also a fight to preserve Zionism itself.

With the coalition advancing its radical overhaul without pause for dialogue, it remains to be seen if increasingly troubled lawmakers in Netanyahu's party will vote against it

Under fire over legal reforms, Netanyahu to face critics in Berlin

Israel's parliament took another step Tuesday to push forward a legal reform package that has sparked mass protests against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.