A statement made by Israel’s Justice Minister Yariv Levin declaring his intention to reform and limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court led thousands of people to demonstrate against the new Netanyahu Government in Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023. (Image: AAP/ Abir Sultan)
Yes to reform, but not this one 
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Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin announces the proposed legal changes (Screenshot)
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Netanyahu (centre) with Defence Minister Yoav Galant (second from right), other officials, and top IDF brass (Image: IGPO/Flickr)
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Behind the News – February 2023
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Netanyahu and Deri (right and centre), both of whom face legal troubles, sit alongside Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left), the author of controversial proposed judicial reforms, at a cabinet meeting (Image: IGPO/Flickr)
Courting Controversy
Israel’s intense debate over judicial reforms   Huddling...
One of several protests against the proposed judicial reforms in Jerusalem (Image: Eyal Warshavsky/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News)
Can’t they just compromise?
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Israel's Supreme Court sitting earlier this month. Plans for judicial reforms that would limit the power of the Court have stirred intense debate in Israel. (Image: Eddie Gerald / Alamy Stock Photo)
Israel debates proposed judicial reforms
Update 01/23 #03   As readers are probably...
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