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Forwarding the News Israel’s day of judgment: Supreme Court hears petitions against Netanyahu’s judicial coup
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Fast Forward Everything you need to know about today’s Supreme Court vs. Netanyahu government drama – and what’s at stake for Israel
This week, for the first time ever, Israel's entire Supreme Court of 15 justices is hearing petitions challenging a key judicial coup law passed by the Netanyahu government. What does the new law say? Who is contesting it, and why? What are the repercussions of this dramatic confrontation?
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News Israel’s judicial overhaul is facing a new test — but for protesters, the fight is about much more than the courts
LGBTQ+ protesters, women and other minority groups worry their rights are under attack
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Fast Forward Tens of thousands rally for democracy ahead of top court hearing on Netanyahu law overhauling judiciary
The pro-democracy protest took place outside the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem, roughly 13 hours before the historic hearing on the reasonableness standard
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Israel News Watch: What happens next with Israel’s judicial overhaul?
What experts think will happen next with Netanyahu's judicial reform and the protest movement
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News Sermonizing about Israel can be risky. These High Holidays, some rabbis feel compelled to.
Israel ‘is at an inflection point,’ one rabbi said
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Fast Forward Netanyahu reportedly in talks to compromise on judicial overhaul
Sources say an 18-month freeze on judicial coup bill being discussed
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Fast Forward ‘The overhaul opened their eyes’: Israeli youth publicly refuse draft
Over 200 Israeli high school students declared they will refuse to serve in the IDF 'due to the ongoing dictatorship in the occupied territories, and the developing dictatorship inside Israel'
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