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This week in What Matters Now, The Times of Israel's senior analyst explains why PM Benjamin Netanyahu must see the judicial overhaul through - but there is still room for optimism

Public letter by professors from various fields, including Nobelist, argues judiciary took excessive power from legislative, executive branches, calls for 'broad agreement'

For years now, the internet has overflowed with warnings from the radical left that Israel is about to become a Nazi, North Korean, Chinese, fascist state or dictatorship. Well, it hasn't.

The coalition argues that Israel's judges should reflect the will of the elected majority; critics counter that the courts must serve as a check on executive power, not a mirror

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is forging ahead with the judicial overhaul despite demonstrations, entreaties and threats, has been accused of many things.

This may provide a window of opportunity to tackle the constitutional and electoral challenges long plaguing Israel

Rabbinical courts, where appointments are based on political loyalty, offer a cautionary model of a judicial nightmare

Even though Herzog might not succeed in his mission, he is fulfilling the president’s essential role and we applaud him for it.

Part three in a series examining the sweeping legal and judicial reforms proposed by Israel's new government.

Committee passes first stage of judicial overhaul in turbulent session, will now move to plenum for later vote; trains packed, thousands of vehicles join convoys toward Jerusalem