On the streets of Tel Aviv, protesters on cusp of a big victory vow to keep fighting
But many protesters said they did not think tabling divisive judicial reform legislation would be enough to get Israel back on track
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Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul after unprecedented strikes, protests rock Israel
Netanyahu's speech comes after a night of historic protests against the judicial coup, followed by a general strike on Monday
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Protests and strike rock Israel as future of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms falls into doubt
Thousands of protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway Sunday night, filling lanes that are usually clogged with traffic and lighting a bonfire on the asphalt.
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White House expresses ‘deep concern’ after Netanyahu fires his defense minister
A short White House statement twice calls for 'compromise'
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Israel’s top diplomat in New York quits after firing of defense minister
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Netanyahu fires defense minister who called for halt to judicial overhaul
In a meeting on Sunday night, Netanyahu summoned Gallant and told him he no longer has faith in him as defense minister due to his call to freeze the government's judicial coup legislation
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Connecticut College president says she will resign, following campus protests over planned fundraiser at golf club with antisemitic past
Katherine Bergeron said she would step down at the end of the semester, as student activists celebrated the victory
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The Jewish actor starred in the 2012 buddy-cop comedy
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Netanyahu’s defense minister publicly calls on him to halt judicial overhaul legislation
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is the highest-ranking lawmaker in Netanyahu's government to openly call to halt the judicial coup legislation
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Ties between Blacks and Jews go back decades. An ex-congresswoman wants to strengthen the bond
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