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Sunday, March 26, 2023
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Move could imperil coalition majority for key upcoming votes
Gallant calls to pause judicial overhaul, citing ‘tangible danger’ to state security
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
Alexander Fulbright
Breaking with PM, defense minister warns ‘the source of our strength is eroding’; 2 Likud members back his call for dialogue, others slam his ‘surrender,’ Ben Gvir wants him fired
Edelstein: ‘Didn’t miss earlier overhaul votes by chance, hope common sense prevails’
By
ToI Staff
Two Likud MKs back Gallant’s call to pause overhaul; others urge PM to fire him
By
Ash Obel
and
Michael Bachner
Dichter, possibly in line for defense chief seat, says he will back overhaul
By
ToI Staff
Declaration of ex-Shin Bet chief’s full support for court-curbing legislation follows reports that he’d joined calls for talks; Likud MK Dallal also won’t break with party
PM said to mull firing dissenting defense chief Gallant, tapping Dichter instead
By
ToI Staff
ToI podcast
Daily Briefing Mar 26: Netanyahu vs his defense minister on judicial overhaul pause
By
ToI Staff
Live updates (closed)
Netanyahu said to now back overhaul freeze; anti-riot police clear out Tel Aviv rally
By
Luke Tress
and
ToI Staff
Cops use water cannon, mounted officers to forcefully remove demonstrators from Ayalon Highway; prime minister and Deri said in favor of halting legislation after mammoth protests
1:29 am
Workers begin to clear debris from Tel Aviv highway after mass protest
1:13 am
Leading protest group calls for 2 p.m. demonstration at the Knesset
1:00 am
National student group declares strike, joining universities
Yokohama transforms into a tech innovation hub of East Asia
The city aims to attract foreign talent in technology and research to become a powerhouse beyond Japan’s shores
Organizers claim 630,000 rally as Gallant urges laws be paused
Hundreds of thousands join nationwide protests, with key overhaul law about to pass
By
ToI Staff
200,000 rally in Tel Aviv ahead of planned ‘week of paralysis,’ with coalition set to pass law to take control of judicial appointments; 44 held, water cannon used to clear highway
Live updates (closed)
Police detain 44 as all protesters are removed from Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway
By
ToI Staff
50 Holocaust survivors urge stop to judicial overhaul: ‘Shattering Jewish democracy’
By
ToI Staff
Op-ed
David Horovitz
With dire public warning, Gallant tries to compel Netanyahu to put state before self
As the vast crowds made their way along Tel Aviv's Kaplan Street on Saturday night, for their twelfth successive week of escalating protests against the bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to take over the judiciary, many carried the national flag -- the most potent possible symbol of their demand for the democratic, tolerant Jewish Israel promised in...
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Full text of Gallant’s call to pause judicial overhaul over danger to state security
1,000 retired pilots announce support for reservists halting training over overhaul
By
ToI Staff
IDF: Two soldiers wounded in shooting in West Bank town of Huwara
By
Emanuel Fabian
Assailant flees scene after carrying out drive-by attack in flashpoint town on Route 60 highway, the third shooting there in recent weeks
Troops fire at Israeli man who allegedly ran West Bank checkpoint after Huwara attack
By
Emanuel Fabian
Panel head churns through judicial appointment objections; opposition: ‘Dictator’
By
Jeremy Sharon
Far-right committee chair Rothman aims to get through thousands of reservations to planned judicial overhaul, amid heated protests; Knesset legal adviser called in to restore order
Knesset to see decisive week for Supreme Court, as cracks appear in coalition
By
Carrie Keller-Lynn
Head of think tank behind judicial push sees dead end for ‘idiotic’ override clause
By
ToI Staff
Behind the headlines
ToI Staff
Confused and concerned? Join ToI for live in-depth analysis of the judicial overhaul
Send in your questions and on March 26, ToI Community members will have exclusive access to ToI editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur’s sometimes divergent takes
From the blogs
Nadim Koteich
We rejected our fanatics. What are you doing about yours?
I find myself asking why every action Arabs take to foster peace with Israel is met with a rising tide of Israeli extremism
Hametz law set to pass, in time for hospitals to ban non-kosher food on Passover
By
Carrie Keller-Lynn
Softened version of ultra-Orthodox-led bill lets hospitals forbid leavened products, but does not explicitly permit enforcement
Top Ops
Nathan Lewin
Judges shouldn’t participate in appointing their successors
In the US, judges are left out of the process entirely – and history shows why there’s good reason for that policy
Jonathan A. Greenblatt
Only compromises last
This no time to fall prey to the demons of divisiveness and polarization that have devoured so many other democracies
Reporter's notebook
Amy Spiro
Bookended by protests, Netanyahu’s London trip overshadowed by overhaul dissent
The chants likely sounded familiar. Cries of "de-mo-cra-cy" and "shame" in Hebrew rang out through most of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's weekend trip to London. If the Israeli leader thought he could escape his domestic troubles in the British capital, he was sorely mistaken. From the moment he arrived at 10 Downing Street Friday morning to...
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Netanyahu dines at non-kosher restaurant in London over Shabbat
By
ToI Staff
Netanyahu rejects contempt of court petition against him as ‘attempted coup’
By
ToI Staff
and
AP
Lawyer for PM denies High Court justices have authority to hear claim premier allegedly breached conflict of interest agreement
Naot shoemaker on spiritual journey joins paths with singer for healing event in NY
By
Lisa Klug
Co-owner of Israeli shoe brand-turned-spiritual counselor Susan Lax teams up with the artist known simply as Shira on Mar. 26 for a performance that is sure to strike a chord
Man dies after being shot in gunfight with police, then thrown from escape car
By
ToI Staff
Police say officer encountered drive-by shooting in Kafr Yasif, engaged suspects who opened fire on him; suspect Omar Sawaed injured in exchange, pushed from vehicle by comrades
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After Herzog plea, UAE frees Israeli woman serving life sentence for drug smuggling
By
ToI Staff
Fidaa Kiwan, originally sentenced to death after being caught with cocaine, has said she was set up; Emirati ruler grants pardon as gesture to Israeli president; she returns home
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Tehran blasts US for retaliatory strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria
By
AFP
Kanye West says he likes Jews again after watching movie with Jonah Hill
By
ToI Staff
‘Stuck in a swamp’: With Iran detente, Saudi Arabia seeks exit from Yemen war
By
Hashem Osseiran
Trump holds first 2024 campaign rally, dismissing potential looming indictment
By
Jill Colvin
and
Michelle L. Price
UK says Russia ‘largely stalled’ in Bakhmut, shifting focus
By
AP
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