By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal and Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — After six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent pleas from Washington DC, Israeli lawmakers Sunday morning began debating the first judicial reform bill to come up for a f…
Israel's parliament has begun debating a controversial judicial reform bill on Sunday as the nation's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a procedure to receive a pacemaker.
Israel's hard-right government on Monday pushed through parliament a key clause of its controversial judicial reform package despite months of mass protests and concerns voiced by top ally Washington.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition allies approved the bill in a Knesset vote boyco…
Despite months of protests, the Israeli parliament has passed a crucial element of the government's controversial judicial reform. It will change the balance of power and further divide Israeli society.
Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite massive protests that have exposed unpreceden…
Last-ditch efforts to reach a compromise dragged into the night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to put a key plank of his government's controversial judicial reforms to the vote Monday…
In a vote boycotted by the Israeli opposition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to overhaul the judiciary is in motion with a vote passed 64-0. Israelis have protested day after day for months, and those protests have included Israeli combat veterans and military reservists.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was negotiating compromises on a judicial reform bill that led to massive protests. The bill passed along a 64-0 vote.
Israeli lawmakers will vote Monday on the first major bill in the government’s plan to weaken the judiciary, despite six months of protests and American pressure against the most significant shakeup to the court system since the country’s founding.
The vote reflected the determination of Netanyahu and his far-right allies to move ahead with the plan, despite massive, sustained protests for months and opposition from business leaders, military reservists and legal officials.
Israel was on edge Monday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition pressed ahead with voting on a proposed judicial overhaul that has triggered mass protests, even as negotiations went on to reach a compromise.
The Israeli parliament has voted in favor of a contentious judicial overhaul as thousands protested outside. Hours earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital after an emergency heart procedure.
Israel's parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious plan to overhaul the country's justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule.
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.
Israeli lawmakers have approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system. The vote came after a stormy session in which opposition lawmakers chanted “shame” and then stormed out of the chamber.
Israel's parliament is set to vote on a disputed overhaul of the judiciary that has triggered nationwide protests, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hospitalized for emergency surgery.
Israel's hard-right government readied Monday to push through parliament a key clause of its judicial reform package that has sparked mass protests and been labelled "divisive" by US President Joe Biden.
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