This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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Opinion As I plan my move to Israel, I fear for its future
American Jews with a connection to Israel watch the protests from afar, impassioned but powerless
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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward White House expresses ‘deep concern’ after Netanyahu fires his defense minister
A short White House statement twice calls for 'compromise'
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Fast Forward Israel’s top diplomat in New York quits after firing of defense minister
Asaf Zamir, the consul general in New York, said he felt ‘a deep sense of responsibility and moral obligation to stand up for what is right’ and ‘join the fight for Israel's future’
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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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Opinion They led the daring Entebbe hostage rescue. Now they’re fighting Israel’s judicial overhaul
For years the elite team has stayed out of the spotlight, but the threat to Israeli democracy is too great to stay silent
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Opinion Admit it, American Jewish establishment: Peter Beinart was right
A fierce Israel critic’s predictions ring true
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