This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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Fast Forward Knesset votes on judicial overhaul, as violence ensues between protesters and police
Government ministers fighting over last-minute compromise
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News ‘A time of emergency’: What you need to know about the fight over Israel’s court system
Both sides of the debate have made clear that what is at stake is no longer just a piece of legislation but rather Israel’s military, governmental system and, perhaps, the future of the country itself
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Fast Forward With Israel in turmoil, Netanyahu undergoes pacemaker placement
Last week, Netanyahu was briefly hospitalized in Jerusalem for what he said was a bout of dehydration
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Fast Forward In fiery address, Netanyahu doubles down on judicial overhaul while calling for unity
'All this talk of destroying democracy is just absurd,' he said
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Opinion Israel is in a moment of crisis. Why was the speech its president gave to Congress so out of touch?
Isaac Herzog did not mention the massive protests roiling Israel until the very, very end of his 49-minute speech
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders boycotted President Herzog’s speech to protest Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians
Sanders joined five members of the 'Squad' who skipped the speech to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Israel alliance
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Fast Forward Biden’s message to Netanyahu: Stop now or the damage to Israel and U.S. relations won’t be repaired
Biden told Thomas Friedman, The New York Times columnist, that he has wishes for Israel's leaders to find a 'broad consensus' before moving forward with the judicial overhaul
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Fast Forward Herzog: Israel should take Biden’s concerns about judicial overhaul into consideration
Herzog’s advice was unusual in a foreign leader insisting that the United States had a role to play in a matter of internal debate
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