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Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against judicial reform plan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Netanyahu agreed in late March to call a timeout on advancing legislation that would give the government almost complete control over almost all judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and other courts, along with other parts of the judicial package. The month-long suspension was annou
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Israel PM Netanyahu delays judicial reform plan amid general strike
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to back down on controversial plans to overhaul the country's judiciary on Monday, amid unprecedented nationwide strikes including a shutdown of the international airport, CNN reported.
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Israel President Herzog calls on government to halt judicial reform legisl
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"For the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of responsibility, I am calling on you to stop legislation immediately. I turn to all the party leaders in the Knesset, coalition and opposition as one, put the citizens of the nation above all else and behave responsibly an
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Protesters take to streets in Israel after Netanyahu fires Defence Ministe
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Protesters gathered on streets in Israel's capital Tel Aviv after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for challenging his judicial overhaul plan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu removes defence minister Yoav Gallant
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Yoav Gallant called for a halt to the judicial reforms in a speech on Saturday, when Netanyahu was out of the country on an official visit to the United Kingdom.
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Israeli protest against planned judicial overhaul continues
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The protesters vowed to escalate the demonstrations if the coalition doesn't halt its legislative proposals, which lawmakers are due to advance next week, declaring this coming Thursday a "national day of paralysis."
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Israel: Over 80,000 people turn out for protests against Netanyahu govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
People in their thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the changes his government has proposed to the Israeli judicial system, CNN reported.
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Israeli demonstrators clash with police as tens of thousands protest again
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Tens of thousands of people protested against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel on Saturday and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers were reported in Tel Aviv, police said.
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Two cops injured, 12 people arrested during anti-government protests in Je
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 6 (ANI): Two cops were injured while 12 people were arrested as thousands took part in an anti-government demonstration in Jerusalem.
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Protestors gather in Tel Aviv to 'save democracy' from Netanyahu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 26 (ANI): Thousands of Israelis gathered here on Saturday night to protest against attempts to pass legislation that would grant protection to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from criminal prosecution and threaten the Israeli democratic checks and balances.
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15 Palestinians killed in Gaza protests
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaza Strip [Palestine Authority], Mar 31 (ANI): At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others have been wounded in confrontations with the Israeli forces as scores of them marched towards the fence that separates Gaza from Israel at the start of a six-week protest.
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