Israel
Herzog Phones Netanyahu, Lapid, Gantz to Jump-Start Reform Talks
JNS.org - Israeli President Isaac Herzog late Monday night phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny...
100,000 Rally for Reform in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A massive demonstration in support of judicial reform took place on Monday evening in Jerusalem at the same time that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a pause in the legislative process to allow...
Israeli Embassy in DC Reopens Hours After Strike
JNS.org - Israel’s embassy in Washington reopened on Monday afternoon hours after it announced it would be closed for the day, and for the foreseeable future, in response to a strike called by the Histadrut,...
Netanyahu’s Attorney Rejects High Court Petition as ‘Attempted Coup’
JNS.org - Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney on Sunday rejected a High Court petition alleging that the prime minister violated a conflict of interest agreement by delivering a speech on judicial reform on Thursday. The Jerusalem-based left-wing Movement...
Outbound Flights Grounded at Ben-Gurion Airport as Part of Growing Protests
i24 News - No flights are taking off from Israel's international airport due to a...
Ben-Gvir Threatens to Bolt Coalition if Judicial Reforms Paused
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit Party chief Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to leave...
Netanyahu Informed US He Will Halt Judicial Reform Legislation
i24 News - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the U.S. administration that he would...
Thousands Throughout Israel Protest Netanyahu’s Firing of Defense Minister
i24 News - Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba and other cities turned...
‘Israeli Deterrence Seen as Diminished by Political Crisis’
i24 News - An unnamed senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday that Israel’s military...
Herzog Phones Netanyahu, Lapid, Gantz to Jump-Start Reform Talks
JNS.org - Israeli President Isaac Herzog late Monday night phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny Gantz...
100,000 Rally for Reform in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A massive demonstration in support of judicial reform took place on Monday evening in Jerusalem at the same time that Prime Minister Benjamin...
Israeli Embassy in DC Reopens Hours After Strike
JNS.org - Israel’s embassy in Washington reopened on Monday afternoon hours after it announced it would be closed for the day, and for the foreseeable...
Netanyahu’s Attorney Rejects High Court Petition as ‘Attempted Coup’
JNS.org - Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney on Sunday rejected a High Court petition alleging that the prime minister violated a conflict of interest agreement by delivering...
Outbound Flights Grounded at Ben-Gurion Airport as Part of Growing Protests
i24 News - No flights are taking off from Israel's international airport due to a general labor union strike. Pinchas Idan, leader of the Israel...
Ben-Gvir Threatens to Bolt Coalition if Judicial Reforms Paused
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit Party chief Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to leave the ruling coalition on Monday if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Netanyahu Informed US He Will Halt Judicial Reform Legislation
i24 News - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the U.S. administration that he would halt the legislation, media reported on Monday. Earlier on Monday Washington expressed...
Thousands Throughout Israel Protest Netanyahu’s Firing of Defense Minister
i24 News - Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba and other cities turned out to protest late Sunday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
‘Israeli Deterrence Seen as Diminished by Political Crisis’
i24 News - An unnamed senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday that Israel’s military deterrence is regarded by enemies as weakened by the ongoing...
Israel’s Netanyahu Sacks Defense Minister Who Opposed Judicial Overhaul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after he said the government should delay moving forward with a highly-contested...
Party Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Pause Judicial Overhaul
A top lawmaker from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party echoed on Sunday a call by the defense chief to pause a contested judicial...
New Palestinian Terrorist Group Emerging in West Bank
i24 News - A new armed Palestinian group has been established in the northern West Bank town of Salfit, media reported on Sunday. The Jerusalem Post...
Two Wounded in West Bank Drive-By Shooting
A suspected Palestinian gunman wounded two people in a drive-by shooting in the flashpoint town of Huwara in the West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli...
Israel AG: Netanyahu Intervention in Judicial Reform ‘Illegal’
i24 News - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in breach of his conflict of interest agreement when he announced Thursday he was "taking over"...
