This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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Opinion ‘Next year in Jerusalem’ has grounded Diaspora Jews for centuries. Does the unrest in Israel change that?
Given the recent protests in Israel, the metaphorical Jerusalem is a more realistic aspiration this Passover
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Fast Forward Israel advances plan for 2,000-member national guard demanded by far-right minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir said the force would 'act to restore personal security and governance in all parts of Israel,' but current and former Israel Police commissioners have called it unnecessary, divisive and dangerous.
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Looking Forward We need to stop singing the same song about Israel — or it’s not going to be OK
Israeli Jews — and the Americans who support them — have been singing the same song for too long
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Opinion This week left Israelis dazed and confused. What we do next will have existential consequences
Beyond the conflicts over checks and balances, minority rights and the dangers of dictatorship lies a clash between different, possibly irreconcilable, Israels
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Opinion I made aliyah 50 years ago. The recent protests remind me of why I stay
The current crisis has clarified my reasons for and reinforced my commitment to living here
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News This Knesset member wants diaspora Jews to connect to Israel — but not intervene in its internal affairs
Dan Illouz, a Canadian-born member of the ruling Likud Party, also called Biden’s criticism of judicial overhaul a ‘blatant interference in Israel's democratic process’
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Opinion Israeli hospitals banning bread on Passover? It’s more nuanced than you think
Lost amid the outrage is the salient fact that no Israeli hospital is being forced to go chametz-free during Passover
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Fast Forward Biden says Israel ‘cannot continue down this road,’ says he won’t invite Netanyahu soon
A Biden administration official fired back at Netanyahu's reaction, accusing him of a 'gross miscalculation'
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Culture An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel’s history to understand ‘what went wrong’
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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Opinion I’m an Orthodox student in NYC. I’m grateful Mamdani vetoed the school buffer bill
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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Looking Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don’t know what she’d think of Israel today
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Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.