Polarized society raised probability of October 7 attack

Seventy-two per cent of Israelis believe internal divisions over judicial reform increased the likelihood of Hamas’s October 7 attack, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read more

Judicial reform controversy emboldened Israel’s enemies

The controversy over the judicial reform proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last year was what likely encouraged Iran’s terror proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to attack Israel. Read more

Protests grip Israel ahead of judicial reform ruling

There have been renewed protests in Israel on the day before an eagerly awaited court hearing on the government’s controversial judicial reform plans. Read more

Netanyahu takes hit in polls as crisis deepens

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered a hit in the polls over a judicial law his hard-right coalition has championed as he attempts to navigate his gravest domestic crisis. Read more

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Israeli doctors began a 24-hour strike, and black ads covered newspaper front pages in a furore over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first part of judicial reforms that critics fear endanger the independence of the courts. Read more

High Court ruling on judicial reform could trigger constitutional crisis

If Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset enacted on Monday, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis, legal experts told the Tazpit Press Service. Read more

Into the fray: D-Y-S-T-O-P-I-A!!

The opponents of the proposed judicial reform are not defending liberal democracy, but promoting Orwellian dystopia. Read more

Opponents of judicial overhaul launch ‘Day of Disruption’ across Israel

Protesters in Israel today launched another “Day of Disruption” over the judicial reform effort of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Read more

The showdown in Israel continues as judicial reform advances

Israel’s Supreme Court is either under attack or undergoing necessary reform, depending on who you ask. Read more

The real crisis in the West

Over the past six months, the mass protests in Israel over judicial reform have elicited loud cries in the West that Israel is “in crisis.” Read more

An appeal from the president – wake up now!

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has appealed to Israel’s political leaders to “halt the legislative process immediately.” Read more

Herzog pitches ‘people’s plan’ to resolve growing societal rift

Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal that he developed, in a national address on Wednesday night. Read more

The urgent need for Israeli electoral reform

Democracy is currently being undermined in many parts of the free world. Read more

Fighter pilot removed from post as Israeli protests against judicial reform continue

During a day of nationwide protests against controversial judicial reforms, a reserve fighter pilot was suspended, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helicoptered to the airport to meet with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and then fly to Italy for a state visit. Read more

Israelis step up protests over government’s legal overhaul

Israelis protesting a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system have stepped up their opposition, with large demonstrations and road closures expected in what protest leaders have dubbed a “national disruption day”. Read more

Netanyahu: Israel cannot be swept away by ‘inflammatory’ slogans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his government’s judicial reform plan and called on opposition leaders to stop threatening “civil war” and speaking of “the destruction of the state.” Read more

Israelis rally against Netanyahu’s reforms

Tens of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated in three major cities against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans, with organisers accusing him of undermining democratic rule weeks after his re-election. Read more