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Israel

Israelis protest Netanyahu's judicial reform for 10 consecutive weeks

As the Israeli Parliament approves on first reading a bill which would allow lawmakers to overturn Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority vote, protestors gathered at Ben Gurion airport to condemn the judicial reform.

16/03/2023

Italy

Room for strengthening cooperation with Italy, Netanyahu says in Rome

Israel's premier is on his first visit to Rome since Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, took office last year

11/03/2023

Italy

Israel pushes for increased gas exports to Italy

Netanyahu raised the possibility of Israel creating an additional liquified natural gas terminal in Cyprus.

10/03/2023

Israel

Shooting in Tel Aviv after three Palestinians killed in West Bank

Three people were injured in a shooting in Tel Aviv after an Israeli military raid killed three Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.

10/03/2023

World News

Fresh protests in Israel block main airport

Protests against Israel's proposed judicial reform block Tel Aviv's main airport and disrupt President Netanyahu's official trip to Italy

09/03/2023

Culture news

'Fiddler on the Roof' actor Chaim Topol dies aged 87

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Topol's "contribution to Israeli culture will continue to exist for generations.”

09/03/2023

Europe Decoded

Protesters plead for EU intervention over Israel's judicial reforms

Under the proposed reforms, a simple majority of Israeli lawmakers will be able to override rulings issued by the country's Supreme Court.

08/03/2023

Israel

Thousands in Tel Aviv protest plans to overhaul Israel’s legal system

Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the government's plans to overhaul Israel’s legal system. A move that some argue could threaten the country’s democracy.

05/03/2023

Israel

UN rights chief condemns decades of violence in occupied Palestine

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned decades of violence as a European Union envoy called for accountability after scores of Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank.

04/03/2023

Israel

Police in Israel crackdown on protests against judicial overhaul

At least 39 protesters were arrested in Tel Aviv during a 'national disruption day' against the government’s plan to overhaul Israel's judicial system

01/03/2023

West Bank

Israel beefs up troops after settler rampage in West Bank town

One person died, hundreds were injured, homes burned and cars torched when settlers rampaged in Hawara after a Palestinian killed two Israelis.

27/02/2023

Israel

Gaza rockets and Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid

The violence follows an Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday, one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

23/02/2023

Israel

More mass protests in Israel over plans to reform the judicial system

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested in front of parliament in Jerusalem as the vote began on judicial reforms that critics say will undermine democracy

20/02/2023

Syria

Syria says at least five killed in deadly Israeli strike on Damascus

Syrian military reports an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 15 others.

19/02/2023

Sport

Raz Hershko gives Israel triumphant conclusion to Tel Aviv Grand Slam

The beautiful city of Tel Aviv played host to the final day of an amazing Grand Slam as the sun set on another successful Judo competition in Israel.

18/02/2023

World News

Israel backs 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expresses his country's commitment to the 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Dymitro Kuleba.

17/02/2023

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

Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

Critics say measures introduced by the new hard-line government would weaken the Supreme Court, limit judicial oversight and grant more power to politicians. Protesters say that would undermine democracy.

12/02/2023

Israel

Two dead in ramming attack in Jerusalem, including a child

Israeli authorities said the attacker was "neutralised" on the spot after a ramming attack in East Jerusalem. Two people died, including a child.

10/02/2023

Israel

Anti-government protests continue in Israel decrying judicial reforms

Demonstrators have rallied for five weeks in a row to voice their discontent with the judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Netanyahu faces a trial on corruption charges. While he denies any wrongdoing, his opponents say the reforms are personally motivated.

04/02/2023