Israeli protesters block highway as government presses on with judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM: Israeli protesters blocked the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday, as lawmakers were set to plow ahead with a…
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Israel says Palestinian militants fired rockets after raid
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Palestinian militants fired six rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the country’s south early Thursday, hours after an…
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu advances judicial changes despite uproar
TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel’s government on Monday was pressing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s legal system, despite an unprecedented…
Israeli parliament in uproar over Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for judiciary
JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers engaged in a shouting match on Monday in a parliamentary committee deciding on government plans to overhaul the judiciary, a…
Israeli drones use free-falling bombs, can carry up to a ton
Such drones are remote-piloted, dropping bombs or carrying out surveillance before returning to base. Israeli armed drones use gravity bombs that produce no…
Netanyahu can’t work on legal reforms due to conflict of interest – A-G
There is no restriction on Justice Minister Yariv Levin or on Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can…
Israel steps up demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem, West Bank
Properties were razed in the city’s Sur Baher, Wadi Al-Hummus and Silwan neighborhoods on Wednesday Residents of Al-Khan Al-Ahmar are staging a sit-in…
Israeli settler shoots Palestinian dead in land dispute
RAMALLAH: A 42-year-old Palestinian was gunned down and killed by an Israeli settler near Ramallah on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has…
Harvard Kennedy School denies fellowship to ex-head of HRW over criticism of Israel
Leading rights groups slam “profoundly troubling” decision that “raises serious questions” Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of promoting apartheid policies in occupied…