Posts Tagged: judicial-reform
Israel Taps Supreme Court Ex-President Barak for ICJ Panel
Israel has named its former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak as its addition to an International Court of Justice panel due this week to hear...
Leading US Orthodox Group Condemns ‘Meddling’ in Israel’s Affairs
A leading American Orthodox group on Wednesday issued a statement denouncing US officials' criticisms of judicial reform legislation recently passed in Israel. "Whatever the merits or...
Israeli Protests Were Decades in the Making; Now the Country Must Determine Its Future
The dramatic events in Israel are not just the result of proposed judicial reforms. They are not caused by the bill to eliminate application of...
Israel’s Herzog Calls for Urgent Resumption of Judicial Reform Talks
i24 News - Speaking at a state ceremony on Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog implored the political class to resume dialogue on judicial reform. Herzog warned...
Israeli Protests Against Overhaul Into 20th Week
i24 News - Israelis opposed to the judicial reform proposed by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the streets for the twentieth...
‘Day of Disruption’ Israeli Judicial Reform Protestors Block Main Highway
i24 News - After almost 18 weeks of regular demonstrations, the judicial reform protesters set out to block Israel's main highway at the height of...
Levin: ‘US Government Interfering in Reform Debate’
JNS.org - Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin accused the US government of helping opponents of judicial reform, speaking in a video obtained by the Walla! website...
Netanyahu Convinced Judicial Reform Agreement ‘Can Be Reached’
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during the cabinet meeting ahead of the opening of the summer session of the Knesset...
Netanyahu Assures Judicial Reform Proposal will be Modified in Compromise
i24 News - When asked about judicial reform on Sunday, on American television, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that he was seeking a compromise...
Israeli Ministers Cancel Participation in Memorial Day Ceremonies
i24 News - Several ministers and members of Israel's parliament have cancelled their participation in Memorial Day ceremonies, a day of remembrance for fallen IDF...
Biden’s Pressure and Israel’s Judicial Reform
JNS.org - Israel’s proposed judicial reform ranks very low on US President Joe Biden’s order of priorities, far below scores of pressing domestic, foreign and...
Biden to Host Israel’s Netanyahu in Coming Months – Report
President Joe Biden plans to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington in the coming months, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides. Nides, in an separate...
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...
Thomas Friedman Does Not Have the Last Word on Israel
JNS.org - On Feb. 13, 2023, Thomas L. Friedman penned a New York Times opinion piece entitled, “Biden’s 46 Words About Israel at a Critical...