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Reports say Netanyahu has met minister 3 times in recent days to urge overhaul deal; Levin said enthusiastic about proposal by former justice minister and retired general

After Hebrew media publishes elements of proposal, president's office says it's only one of many, and he hasn't endorsed it; Bennett praises it, while left and right lawmakers fume

The fake outline was published the day after Herzog had called an emergency meeting of local government officials about lobbying for judicial reform negotiation.

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Constitution Committee chair Simcha Rothman schedules string of hearings for controversial shakeup before it moves to plenum for last readings; opposition MK calls to up protests

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JNS.org - Rabbi Rick Jacobs had a point when he was asked recently to defend his efforts to intervene in Israel’s debate about judicial reform. Jacobs, the head of the Union of Reform Judaism, said that it was hypocritical of those who back the Israeli government’s legislation to say that American Jews should shut up

President says current reform 'endangers' democracy, but closed-door meetings have made progress; doesn't urge halt to legislation, but opposition responds that this is a must

Jerusalem, Mar 4 (EFE).- As many as 400,000 people, according to organizers, took to the streets of Israel’s major cities on Saturday in a ninth week of protests against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to limit the authority of the Supreme Court and give lawmakers full control over judicial appointments. In Tel Aviv, …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has quickly transformed into the country’s gravest threat