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 Netanyahu ousts Likud party activist for telling protesters he wishes ‘another 6 million would burn’
His comments, which were condemned by a wide range of senior Likud politicians, were a crude allusion to a perceived ethnic split in Israel between supporters and opponents of the judicial overhaul
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News Abe Foxman: Biden should stop snubbing Netanyahu
Foxman, former longtime head of the Anti-Defamation League, said he’s worried the US-Israeli relationship is off-kilter
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Fast Forward As protests rage across Israel, Diaspora minister accuses Biden of colluding with Israeli opposition and ‘inflaming’ unrest
'President Biden’s statements are scheduled with Lapid and Ehud Barak,' Amichai Chikli said
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Fast Forward Israeli government revives judicial overhaul push by advancing a bill to limit Supreme Court’s power
Protest organizers say Tuesday’s demonstrations against the judicial overhaul will be far bigger than those of recent days
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Fast Forward Why are right-wing Israelis pouring Coca-Cola down the toilet?
Coca-Cola has emerged as the latest issue polarizing Israelis in the fight over the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul
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Opinion Have the protestors against Israel’s judicial overhaul gone too far?
A mass protest for the good of Israel needs to be led by moderates who want to unite, not radicals who refuse to compromise
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Fast Forward Bonfires burn on the highway as Israelis protest removal of Tel Aviv police commander
The protests have intensified as Israel’s parliament has advanced a piece of the judicial overhaul effort
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Fast Forward Netanyahu to advance partial version of Israel’s judicial overhaul as protests continue
Netanyahu’s pledges to soften the legislation appear to have had limited effect on opponents of the overhaul, whop protested in large numbers this weekend
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