Anti-reform protests turn violent on ‘Day of National Disruption’
Demonstrations in Israel against the government’s judicial reform program turned violent on Wednesday, which protest leaders dubbed a “Day of National Disruption.”
Police used stun grenades to disperse protesters blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel...
Noam Party MK Avi Maoz resigns as deputy minister
Knesset member Avi Maoz resigned his post as deputy minister on Monday, citing a lack of intent on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to honor its coalition agreement.
However, the right-wing lawmaker...
Israel refuses entry to member of EU Parliament for terror ties
Ana Miranda, a member of the European Parliament, returned to Spain after she was denied entry to Israel on Tuesday.
She was detained for six hours at Ben-Gurion International Airport and then returned on the...
El Al to increase number of flights from Florida to Israel
As Southeast Florida’s Jewish population continues to grow, El Al Airlines announced that it will increase flights to and from the region, including new operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, the...
Netanyahu on recent IDF actions: ‘We will strike at terrorism forcefully’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday promised a firm response to terrorism following the previous day’s rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip and an IDF raid that encountered gunfire in Nablus.
“We have a clear...
Netanyahu meets with Republican senators in Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday in Jerusalem with a Republican U.S. Senate delegation led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides also...
Netanyahu, Gallant, Smotrich reach deal on authority over Civil Administration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday signed a document of understandings regarding the division of responsibility in the Defense Ministry, in which Smotrich also...
Top Israeli officials agree on multi-year defense budget
Israel’s government has reached agreement on a multi-year defense budget, that will be incorporated into the broader 2023-2024 state budget currently being devised.
The offices of the prime minister, defense minister, finance minister and military...
NGOs front and center in the battle over reforming Israel’s legal system
Much-needed reform that will correct an overreaching Supreme Court, and thereby make Israel more democratic, or a threat to the democratic values of the state that will destroy the political system’s checks and balances?
That...
Three more judicial reform bills pass first reading in Knesset
Three draft laws related to the government’s judicial reform program passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.
The first, coined “Deri Law 2.0,” passed by a vote of 62-53. It would prevent...