Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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Opinion Israel’s economy desperately needed the failed GOP bill
The longest war in Israel's history, combined with judicial overhaul protests and political cronyism is costing Israel dearly
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary
The decision could catapult Israel into a constitutional and political crisis during a time of war
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Opinion Israelis are back on the streets Saturday nights, only it’s quieter now
Protests have become rallies to support the families of those lost and missing — and each other
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News ‘It’s dire times on steroids’: She spent months organizing protests against Netanyahu. Now her activism has morphed.
'It will be very hard to dispute the fact that the work we’ve been doing wasn’t to weaken or dismantle the state of Israel, but out of a real commitment to the country we love,' said Esther Sperber
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Fast Forward Israeli cabinet ministers heckled out of hospitals as they try to visit the wounded
Idit Silman, who toppled the previous ‘change’ government over hospital Passover food, was rushed out by a doctor angry at the current government
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Fast Forward Israeli opposition, pro-democracy protesters press unity in face of attacks from Hamas
Pro-democracy protests were cancelled and Netanyahu’s Knesset critics said “in days like these there is no opposition"
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News Lots of Torah, less dialogue: Bezalel Smotrich’s plan to radically change Israel’s character
Israel's Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, claims to envision a country of 'fraternal dialogue' — but his actual aims are less conciliatory
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Opinion No Republicans have expressed support for the Israeli protest movement — yet. Here’s why they should at the next debate
Not a single Republican member of Congress has expressed solidarity with the Israeli protesters. At least, not yet.
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