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Opinion: Naysayers claiming planned reforms are first step of anti-democratic revolution, are doing so using rhetoric so extreme, it makes everyone forget legislation's true purpose; Ynet's senior commentators present their views on Israel's judicial overhaul in an exclusive project

In this second episode of What Matters Now, we speak with the legislator who has written the bills for the proposed judicial overhaul and hear why he thinks they're not so radical

MKs are about to okay the 1st reading of parts of the judicial overhaul package; it's really one man's power grab, and only that man can pull Israel back from the autocratic brink

Jerusalem, Feb 9 (EFE).- Critics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to limit the authority of Israel’s Supreme Court protested Thursday night near his private residence in Jerusalem. Israeli daily Haaretz put the number of demonstrators at around 200. Carrying torches, Israeli flags and signs bearing slogans in Hebrew and English, participants chanted slogans while …

Group made up of academics, business and high-tech leaders warn of immense damage to country, propose first concrete alternative path to reforming legal system

I spoke with a number of experts, who offered several pragmatic swords to cut the tangled Gordian knot. What emerged is a three-step “coffee-shop” solution: small, medium and large.

The Guardian publishes an opinion piece by a Palestinian, who writes: “Death tolls and cliched phrases in an ill-informed, biased or unquestioning ...

The judicial reform crisis should be turned into a moment of renewed unity and rebirth of democracy.

What is being proposed as part of the Israeli government's judicial reform plan and how does it stack up to the US?

Many sectors of Israeli society have spoken out against the proposed reforms, but one sector might have the most impact: business.