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Now playing Next Israel Thousands of Israelis strike in protest against a judicial reform Tens of thousands gathered in front of the Israeli Parliament protesting against the government's controversial planned judicial reform, chanting "No to judicial reform, save Israeli democracy". 13/02/2023
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Now playing Next Israel Biden's National Security Advisor reaffirms US commitment to Israel President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reaffirms Washington's commitment to Israel as he becomes the first senior US official to visit the country since Benjamin Netanyahu began governing in coalition with the far-right. 20/01/2023
Now playing Next Israel Israel's Netanyahu back in power with hard-line government Benjamin Netanyahu now heads a government comprised of a hard-line religious ultranationalist party dominated by West Bank settlers, two ultra-Orthodox parties and his nationalist Likud party in Israel. 30/12/2022
Now playing Next Israel Netanyahu presents incoming hard-line government's policy priorities Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday. 28/12/2022
Now playing Next Israel Netanyahu set to form government in Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has informed Israel's president he is ready to form a government in what would be the country's most right wing coalition to date. 22/12/2022
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