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Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee MK Simcha Rothman at a committee hearing, March 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset panel plows ahead with judicial appointments bill despite 5,400 reservations

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Law committee expected to advance measure on Wednesday, setting core pillar of judicial overhaul on course to become law next week; opposition protests procedural changes in vote

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman MK Simcha Rothman hold a press conference in the Knesset, March 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich: We’re listening to critics but our law to choose judges will pass next week

By Jeremy Sharon

Israeli soldiers guard on the northern border between Lebanon and Israel, March 15, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)

INSS think tank issues unprecedented warning against judicial overhaul, urges halt

A flyer stuck to the side of a London Underground carriage on March 20, 2023 announcing demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to London (Channel 12 screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright law)

Netanyahu to be met by protests in London: ‘Don’t expect a relaxing weekend’

Source says reason for meeting was to dress down Herzog

Israeli envoy called to US State Department in protest of Disengagement Law’s repeal

Ambassador Mike Herzog holds unscheduled meeting with deputy secretary of state who conveys concern over legislation green-lighting resettlement in northern West Bank

Composite image shows Michael Herzog, left, now Israeli ambassador to the US, at a conference in Jerusalem, February 15, 2016. At right, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the State Department in Washington on August 18, 2021. (Tamir Hayoun; AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Right-wing MKs, including former Knesset speaker Yuli Edesltein, visit the illegal settlement outpost of Homesh in 2022. (Roi Hadi)

State Dept: ‘Provocative’ Israeli nixing of Disengagement Law negates promises to US

The Palestinian village of Burqa is seen as an Israeli flag is placed in the Jewish West Bank outpost of Homesh, January 17, 2022. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Knesset okays repeal of Disengagement Law for northern West Bank in 31-18 final vote

By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir signs an order to shutter the Jerusalem office of the Voice of Palestine radio station on March 20, 2023. (National Security Ministry)

Ben Gvir signs order to bar PA-backed Voice of Palestine’s operations in Israel

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By ToI Staff and AP
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Trigger warning
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By Yaakov Schwartz
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By Jacob Henry
Howlin' for you
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By Jessica Steinberg
Snakes on a plain
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By ToI Staff
Stamp of disapproval
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Troubleshooter
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Cutting remarks
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Holey mess
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