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Tens of thousands protest against judicial remake, despite compromise talks

Mass rallies in Tel Aviv, Haifa and elsewhere are first since pause announced in legislation earlier this week

Relatives decry 'cold-blooded killing' of medical student

Ex-police officials: ‘Hard to believe’ disputed deadly Jerusalem shooting not on CCTV

Former J’lem police chief says he oversaw cameras where Mohammed Elasibi shot; cops testify: ‘Our lives were in real danger’; Ra’am’s Abbas: ‘I don’t believe there’s no footage’

Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City after a reported shooting incident early on April 1, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Mohammed Elasibi (Social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Police: Man shot dead while trying to grab J’lem officer’s gun; family denies claim

Palestinians take part in Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Over 100,000 hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount; security forces on alert

By Michael Horovitz

Palestinians make their way through an Israeli checkpoint to attend the Friday prayers of Ramadan at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, near Bethlehem in the West Bank March 24, 2023. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

IDF to close off West Bank from Israel for Palestinians at start and end of Passover

By Emanuel Fabian

'Send a resounding response to the incitement from the PM'

13th week of anti-overhaul protests: ‘As in Poland, government is just reorganizing’

Organizers liken pause in legislation to Poland, where government took break to silence dissent before later passing overhaul; say Levin statements show no desire for compromise

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on March 30, 2023. The Netanyahu banner reads: "Many politicians; one leader." (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Supporters of judicial overhaul plan ‘million person’ rally after Independence Day

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

‘They’re stealing the election’: Thousands attend Tel Aviv rally backing overhaul

By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff

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