JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be upheld. But the pro-democracy movement lacks any clear message of opposition to Israel’s open-ended military rule over millions of Palestinians. This contradiction reflects a widely held belief among Jewish Israelis that the conflict with the […]
Read MoreIsraeli protests cast light on laws discriminating against Palestinians
The passing of a bill this week by the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, restricting the Supreme Court’s powers has garnered domestic opposition and even international calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government to reconsider. The push for the bill, months in the making, has brought out thousands of Israelis to the streets, […]
Read MoreBenjamin Netanyahu open for talks to douse protests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is still “open for negotiations” on a key clause of his hard-right government’s controversial judicial reforms, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill. Israel has been rocked by a months-long wave of protests after the government unveiled in January plans to overhaul the judicial system […]
Read MoreThis Is the Most Important War in Israel’s History, Says the Leader of the Protest Movement
At the end of my meeting with Avi Himi, I ask him if there’s anything he would like to add, something important he wants to have included in the interview. His reply leaves us both with misty eyes. “It’s important for me to say that both my wife, Hana, and I, each of us with […]
Read MoreOpinion | Zionist Protesters in Tel Aviv Forgot Their Palestinian Neighbors
Once again I did not go to Habima Square, or to Kaplan Street, to join the demonstrations. My legs did not carry me there and my heart kept me from taking part in a protest that is largely justified, but which is not my protest. A demonstration covered in a sea of blue-and-white flags, as […]
Read MoreHuge protest in Israel over rightwing government’s judicial changes
An estimated 100,000 people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night in what protesters described as a “fight for Israel’s destiny” over sweeping judicial changes proposed by the new far-right government. Israel’s longtime prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returned to office last month at the helm of a coalition of conservative and religious […]
Read MoreThousands of Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government
Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the judicial system, measures that opponents say imperil the country’s democratic foundation. The protest followed another demonstration last week that also drew tens of thousands in an early challenge to Mr Netanyahu and […]
Read MoreThousands protest Israel’s justice moves
Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. The protesters gathered in the central city of Tel Aviv days after the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s 74-year history was sworn in. “The settler government […]
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