Benjamin Netanyahu

Explained: Why Israel’s Judicial Reforms Have Sparked Massive Protests

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[ad_1] Netanyahu’s coalition has a parliamentary majority, meaning it does not need opposition support. Jerusalem: Mass protests and strikes rocked Israel this week in the face of the hard-right government’s decision to push through a controversial legal reform weakening the powers of the Supreme Court. As opponents of the legislation vow to rally again, here’s … Read more

Israel PM Defends “Necessary” Judicial Reform Vote As Protests Intensify

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[ad_1] Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition allies approved the judicial reform bill earlier on Monday. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended as “necessary” parliament’s vote for a key clause of the government’s controversial judicial reform package, defying mass protests and international concern. Netanyahu and his coalition allies approved the bill earlier on … Read more

Israel PM Netanyahu Gets Pacemaker Ahead Of Vote On Judicial Reforms

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[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker on Sunday ahead of a debate in parliament on a controversial judicial overhaul bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets. The judicial revamp proposed by Netanyahu’s hard-right government has split the nation and sparked one of the biggest … Read more

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu Rushed To Hospital: Report

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[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken to hospital on Saturday. (File) Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undergoing medical assessments in an Israeli hospital on Saturday but was in good condition, his office said, with local media seeing no grounds for a handover of power. Mr Netanyahu, 73, was fully conscious en route … Read more

Amid Protests, Israel Parliament Adopts Controversial Bill To Limit Court Powers

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[ad_1] After a stormy parliament session, the bill was adopted in its first reading by 64 votes to 56. Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament adopted in a first reading a controversial bill that would limit court powers, in a new offensive to push ahead with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation. The changes, proposed by … Read more

Netanyahu Signals Impatience With Protests Over Israel’s Judicial Reform

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[ad_1] Protesters confront police during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled impatience on Sunday with disruptions caused by resurgent demonstrations against his judicial overhaul plans, summoning his attorney-general for a cabinet discussion of police counter-measures. On Monday, Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition is due to bring for first … Read more