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Thousands of Israelis protest government plan to overhaul judiciary
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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McCarthy visits Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, in front of the flags left, and his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, in front of the flags right, attend a bilateral meeting at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)
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Tens of thousands of protesters gather across Israel over judicial system changes before nation’s 75th birthday
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, light candles in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Thousands join Israeli judicial protests in shadow of deadly attacks
Protesters take part in ongoing demonstrations against the government's judicial reform bill in Tel Aviv on April 8, 2023. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu and Biden exchange frosty words over Israel’s planned judicial overhaul
A protester uses a megaphone during a gathering in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023, amid ongoing demonstrations and calls for a general strike against the hard-right government's controversial push to overhaul the justice system. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fired Israeli defence chief to remain in office until further notice, aides say
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant attends a news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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What is happening in Israel as judicial reforms are in limbo? Latest updates on protests and Netanyahu’s future
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Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after day of Israeli turmoil
Israelis protest near Israel's Supreme Court during a demonstration after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the defense minister and his nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
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Mass protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister for urging halt to judicial overhaul
Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan set up bonfires and block a highway during a protest moments after the Israeli leader fired his defense minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had called on Netanyahu to freeze the plan, citing deep divisions in the country and turmoil in the military. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli defense minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul
People attend a demonstration, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Israel’s attorney-general warns Netanyahu that he broke country’s law on conflict of interest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue
Protesters march during ongoing demonstrations in Tel Aviv on March 23, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government. - Israel's ruling coalition presented an amended version of a key element in its contentious judicial overhaul, in hopes of allaying concerns at home and abroad for Israeli democracy. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli lawmakers repeal 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout
FILE - A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat, on Jan. 30, 2023. Israel’s parliament on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, annulled its 2005 withdrawal from four Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, clearing the way for the possibility of an official return to the abandoned areas.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
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Top Israeli minister sparks outrage for saying there’s ‘no such thing’ as Palestinian people
Israel's Finance Minister and leader of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends a meeting at the parliament, Knesset, in Jerusalem on March 20, 2023. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden tells Netanyahu he backs compromise on Israel judicial overhaul
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Vice President Joe Biden talk prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2016. President Joe Biden spoke Sunday, March 19, 2023, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system block the main freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Netanyahu allies in Israel press ahead with plan to overhaul judiciary
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - MARCH 11: A protester waves the Israeli flag during a massive protest against the government's judicial overhaul plan on March 11, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Netanyahu government is pushing ahead with proposed overhaul of the judiciary that would limit the Israeli Supreme Court's ability to review and strike down laws that it deems unconstitutional. Critics say the changes will undermine judicial independence and threaten Israel's democracy. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Netanyahu airlifted to airport after Israeli protesters opposing judiciary overhaul block road
Mounted police are deployed as Israelis block a main road to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Netanyahu calls cabinet ally’s comments to erase Palestinian village ‘inappropriate’
Palestinian journalists run away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers towards Palestinians after they attack Israeli cars in the West Bank town of Hawara, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Netanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife
An aerial view shows Israelis blocking the road during a demonstration as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Israeli police crack down, clash with anti-Netanyahu protest
Protesters scuffle with members of Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the government's controversial justice reform bill in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel president urges consensus after judicial changes pass
FILE - Israel's President Isaac Herzog addresses the European Parliament plenary ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Israel’s president has appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents. Herzog made the appeal Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in a prime-time nationwide address a day before Netanyahu’s coalition is to take its first steps toward implementing the plan in a parliamentary vote. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
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Israeli government advances judicial overhaul despite uproar
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 20: Tens of thousands of Israelis attend a demonstration against the government's judicial plans on February 20, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Israeli parliament holds a first reading of judicial reforms promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist, right-wing government. Holding the majority in the Knesset Netanyahu is likely to win ratification for the two bills, one an amendment of the "basic law" on the justice system and the other overhauling a selection system for judges. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Protesters fight for ‘Israel’s soul’ as parliament readies judicial overhaul
Israeli protesters lift national flags and placards as they rally in Tel Aviv on February 20, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government. - Protesters say the reform bill threatens democracy, as lawmakers ready for a key vote on the first reading of legislation to change the way judges are picked. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu launches contentious overhaul of legal system as thousands protest
Israelis wave national flags during protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested outside the country's parliament on Monday ahead of a preliminary vote on a bill that would give politicians greater power over appointing judges, part of a judicial overhaul proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli judicial reform legislation won’t be halted, justice minister says
Israelis hold flags as they protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms to reduce powers of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, Israel February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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Netanyahu tells CNN he would consider Ukraine-Russia mediator role if asked
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court ruling
A banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against his far-right government, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Last week, tens of thousands of Israelis protested Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
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Israelis press on with protests against new government’s judicial overhaul plan
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 21: Protesters hold flags and signs during a rally against the new Israeli far-right government on January 21, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, back at the helm of a new right-wing government, has delayed heeding a Supreme Court ruling that called for the removal of the government's interior minister, Aryeh Deri, due to his conviction on tax fraud charges. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Netanyahu moving ahead with plan to overhaul Israel’s judicial system, despite outcry
Israeli demonstrators hold torches during a protest against the government's plans to overhaul the country's legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the country's legal system and weaken the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu’s legal reforms
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms to reduce powers of the Supreme Court in a main square in Tel Aviv, Israel January 14, 2023. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen
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Bill offers Netanyahu government more sway over top Israeli court
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hold a news conference to present their plan for dealing with price increases in Israel's economy at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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Israel’s Netanyahu returns with hard-right cabinet set to expand settlements
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool
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Netanyahu set to retake power at head of far-right government
FILE - Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Prime Minister and the head of Likud party, speaks to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. Netanyahu's Likud party released the new government's policy guidelines on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before it's set to be sworn into office. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv, File)
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West Bank settlements a top priority for incoming Netanyahu government
FILE - Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Prime Minister and the head of Likud party, speaks to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. Netanyahu's Likud party released the new government's policy guidelines on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before it's set to be sworn into office. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv, File)