Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the 2023 judiciary reform effort and resultant crisis in Israel.
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court will hear challenge to law limiting its power, potentially teeing up constitutional crisis
The court said it would not freeze the law while it waits to hear arguments against it
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Opinion The unrest in Israel is not over the judicial overhaul — it’s an identity crisis
Is Israel 'democratic' first and 'Jewish' second? Or vice versa?
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Opinion Israel needs the US now more than ever
The impulse Americans may feel to distance themselves from Israel in its moment of truth is a big mistake
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Fast Forward Comedian Alex Edelman is ‘very dismayed’ by Israel’s vote to cut judicial power
There ‘is a minority bloc subverting the will of the people,’ he says after Broadway performance
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Opinion What comes next for the protest movement in Israel?
Israelis are overwhelmingly against the judicial overhaul, but how far will they go to stop it?
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Opinion I’m devastated by Israel’s judicial overhaul, but I’m still moving there
Israel needs us now more than ever
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Fast Forward After pivotal judicial reform vote, US Jewish groups unleash their newfound voices on Israeli domestic policy
Mainstream centrist organizations once reluctant to speak out about Israel’s internal deliberations were ready within hours, even minutes, of the vote to condemn the law
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Fast Forward White House calls passage of Israel’s first judicial reform bill ‘unfortunate’
U.S. lawmakers are also weighing in; Rep. Jerry Nadler called the vote 'a dark day for Israeli democracy'
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