JERUSALEM—Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society. The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted “shame” and then stormed out of the chamber. The vote reflected…
Israeli Parliament Approves Key Part of Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul as Opposition Exits Chamber
Israel’s Parliament Passes Law Weakening Supreme Court
Israel’s parliament on July 24 approved a law that limits the Israeli Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions. The law includes a provision that prevents judges from striking down government decisions on the basis that they are “extremely unreasonable.” The law taking effect would mean the Supreme Court would not be able to review decisions, such…
Israel’s Netanyahu Hospitalized as Thousands Protest Judicial Overhaul Plan Ahead of Key Vote
JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure, as tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his government’s judicial overhaul plan held rival rallies ahead of a key vote. Mr. Netanyahu’s sudden hospitalization for the implant of a pacemaker added another dizzying twist to an…
Israel’s Netanyahu Discharged From Hospital After Overnight Stay Following Dizzy Spell
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell. Mr. Netanyahu, 73, was rushed to Sheba Medical Center on Saturday after feeling mild dizziness. His office said he had left the hospital around midday after stating earlier that his test…
Israel’s Netanyahu Hospitalized but Okay, His Office Says
JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undergoing medical assessments in an Israeli hospital on Saturday but was in good condition, his office said, with local media seeing no grounds for a handover of power. Mr. Netanyahu, 73, was fully conscious en route to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, and walked into the emergency room, Israel’s Channel…
Israel’s Netanyahu to Visit China
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on June 27 that he had been invited to visit China, according to a statement from his office. In a meeting on Tuesday with members of the U.S. Congress, Netanyahu informed them that he had received an invitation for an official visit to China and that the Biden administration…
Israeli Government Delays Judicial Overhaul Bill Amid Mass Protests
JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul to next month amid concern that Israel’s worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It isn’t known whether the bill’s delay, amid a wave of protests, will satisfy either side…
Israel’s Judicial Reform ‘Controversy’ Is Much Ado About Nothing
Commentary Like a dog returning to its own vomit, the supercilious elites of our so-called international community maintain a rather curious fixation. Like clockwork, these elites always find a way of singling out for opprobrium one tiny nation-state, no bigger than New Jersey. That state, of course, is the Jewish state, the modern State of…
Biden Admin Needs Israel, With or Without Netanyahu
Commentary The disaffection of the Biden administration for the new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is public. State Department briefings are routinely taken over by people hostile to Israel who are allowed to make speeches as much as ask questions; the pushback is minimal. And the reporting on the first telephone call between Secretary…
Benjamin Netanyahu Returns to Power in Israel as New Government Is Sworn In
Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister again on Thursday in a comeback at the head of a conservative cabinet. The 73-year-old political veteran, who is on trial for graft charges he denies, heads a bloc of conservative and religious parties, which secured a parliamentary majority in a Nov. 1 election after a…
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