This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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News Why are these Israeli protesters dressed up like characters from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
A diverse group of women are using a global symbol to make their fears heard at protests against Israel's judicial coup
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Opinion How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money
American Jewish donors have helped to subsidize Israel's drift into illiberalism
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Fast Forward Trump’s ambassador to Israel criticizes its government’s plans for judicial reform
'You compare this to the U.S., but it doesn’t work like that in our system,' Friedman told a key architect of the Netanyahu government’s planned judicial reforms
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Opinion Bibi’s controversial judicial reforms are blitzing the Israeli economy
The traditionally hardy Israeli economy is taking a nose dive thanks to the proposed bill dismantling the judiciary
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Fast Forward Jewish federations come out against Netanyahu’s judicial reform in rare critique of internal Israeli politics
'This concentration of power is a cause of great concern,' wrote the CEO and chair of Jewish Federations of North America.
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Opinion Why are liberal Israelis so terrified of Bibi’s judicial reforms?
The proposed legislation evicerates the only check on executive and legislative power in Israel
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Fast Forward In major step, Israeli judicial reform bill passes first parliamentary vote
The bill would give the Israeli governing coalition full control over the appointment of judges. It would also bar the Supreme Court from striking down basic laws, which are Israel’s closest parallel to a constitution
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Fast Forward ‘Mind your own business,’ Israel’s Diaspora minister tells US ambassador about judicial reform urging
The Biden administration is urging the Israeli government to 'build consensus' around widely opposed proposed changes.
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