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Thousands of protesters blockaded Israel's main airport and major highways on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right coalition pressed ahead with a justice bill that has opened the deepest splits seen in the country in decades. A day after parliament passed a key element in the bill, which aims to curb the power of the Supreme Court, crowds of flag-waving protesters stopped morning traffic in major intersections and on highways nationwide. Some lay down on roads, whi...

Police arrest dozens in Tel Aviv as demonstrators mass at Ben Gurion Airport and in Jerusalem against gov’t legislation.

Protests erupted in Israel, with streets and highways blocked in Tel Aviv, overcrowding at Ben Gurion Airport, and dozens injured in clashes with police - Click the link for more details.

Thousands of protesters have blockaded Israel's main airport and highways as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition presses...

1st of 3 floor votes expected Monday afternoon, advancing bill to protect elected officials from judicial scrutiny; mass protests planned for Tuesday by anti-overhaul activists

It is no secret that since its foundation, Israel’s democracy has been faulty in various aspects some resulting from the occasional clash between Jewish religious principles and those of democracy.

In interview with Wall Street Journal, departing US envoy says he told Netanyahu to 'tap the brakes, slow down' efforts to remake judiciary, and to seek broad consensus

The reasonableness standard is used by courts to strike down government administrative decisions deemed extremely beyond the scope of what a reasonable and responsible authority would decide.

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