This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
Judicial Overhaul
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	News Sermonizing about Israel can be risky. These High Holidays, some rabbis feel compelled to.
Israel ‘is at an inflection point,’ one rabbi said
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	Fast Forward Netanyahu reportedly in talks to compromise on judicial overhaul
Sources say an 18-month freeze on judicial coup bill being discussed
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	Fast Forward ‘The overhaul opened their eyes’: Israeli youth publicly refuse draft
Over 200 Israeli high school students declared they will refuse to serve in the IDF 'due to the ongoing dictatorship in the occupied territories, and the developing dictatorship inside Israel'
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	Books Biden decided to ‘smother Netanyahu with love’ during 2021 Gaza conflict, new book claims
Franklin Foer’s new book on Biden’s presidency includes a chapter that conveys his hesitancy to get tough with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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	News ‘We don’t have another country’: Two teenage protest leaders question Israel’s future
For young Israelis who oppose the judicial overhaul, the protests feel personal — it's their future at stake
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	Opinion What the actors strike can learn from Israeli protest movement
Poor treatment starts to feel normal, and it takes a paradigm shift to stand up for one's rights — in Hollywood and Israel
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	Fast Forward Visiting Israel, Eric Adams meets with antigovernment protesters
The 40-minute meeting made Adams one of the most influential officials in the United States to engage directly with the protest movement while on a visit to Israel.
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	Fast Forward NYC mayor to meet with Israeli protest leaders ahead of Netanyahu sit-down
Eric Adams’ interaction with a diverse cross-section of Israeli society showcases his decades-long backing of Israel, said one Jewish leader
 
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	Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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	Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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	Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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	News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
 
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	Fast Forward Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall cancels annual Hanukkah concert, citing singer’s IDF ties
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	Opinion Will Israel ever have another leader who truly wants peace?
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	Fast Forward Yad Vashem says it has identified 5 million Holocaust victims with help of AI
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	Fast Forward 2 of NYC’s 5 public pension funds are vulnerable to a mayor-backed Israel divestment push
 
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