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Opposition chief urges MKs from Netanyahu's Likud party not to back bill, while Gantz bashes coalition for pushing controversial changes while Israel faces 'security powder keg'

Netanyahu is leading the reform of the judicial system despite a conflict-of-interest agreement barring him from doing so.

Over 200 legal advisers from various institutions warn judicial shakeup will have 'unprecedented repercussions on Israel’s power and cohesion'; Lapid backs Monday's planned strike

Municipality places lien on NIS 18 million in accounts of Vatican-owned church and pilgrim center, as three decades pass without economic agreement with Holy See

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich wrote to Costco Wholesale Corporation of "a mutually beneficial opportunity".

Ex-Bank of Israel chief, who later chaired JP Morgan's int'l business, says PM shouldn't brush off concerns expressed by US banking giant: 'There's a danger of losing everything'

Internal memo from US banking behemoth cites 'geopolitical hostilities' and proposed overhaul of judicial system, which it says could adversely impact Israeli credit rating

Premier reportedly appeals directly to international ranking companies, banks to convince them government proposals won't damage economy, don't justify downgrade

As Bibi pushes legal reforms, the Left pulls economic levers