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Haredi men protest outside the draft office in Jerusalem on November 28.

Israeli government silent on Gallant's IDF haredi draft ultimatum

By ELIAV BREUER

Haredi men protest outside the draft office in Jerusalem on November 28.

High Court challenges gov't Haredi draft policy with conditional orders

By MICHAEL STARR

A man cuddles a boy in a tent erected in demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Scenes from the streets: Protests engulf Israel for second day in a row

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023.

A-G opposes judicial reform bill, says it restricts reasonableness doctrine

By MICHAEL STARR

Hundreds demonstrate against Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman as he attends an event at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.

Simcha Rothman to protesters: You lack intellect so resort to bullying

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A close-up of people protesting against the judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on April 29.

Israel's judicial overhaul: Resuscitation efforts needed

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addresses the United Nations Security Council, February 20, 2023.

Erdan denies he was ousted as communications minister over Elovitch complaints to Netanyahu

By MICHAEL STARR

THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

Neither side wants judicial reform conversation to return to Knesset

Israelis demonstrate against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv for the 16th week in a row on April 22, 2023.

16 weeks in a row: Judicial reform protesters gather across Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his coalition are deep in discussion in the Knesset this week.

Coalition will not advance judicial overhaul during the month of May – report

By ELIAV BREUER

PROTESTERS GATHER outside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and stronger gun laws, after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, last month.

In Tennessee, guns are winning and children are losing - opinion

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv

Tens of thousands protest judicial reform for 13th consecutive week

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , MICHAEL STARR

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG leads the first negotiation meeting over judicial overhaul compromises with representatives from Likud, National Unity, Yesh Atid and Labor, at the President’s Residence.

How can the coalition and opposition compromise on judicial reform?

By MICHAEL STARR

Israelis block the Ayalon highway and clash with Police in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul on March 23, 2023.

Simcha Rothman evacuated by police after protesters surround house

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu looks toward MK Simcha Rothman as they confer with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset last week. Levin and Rothman have been emphasizing the larger public welfare, says the writer

New Rothman proposal does not solve 'essential legal difficulties,' deputy A-G says

By ELIAV BREUER , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Platform 17 (Gleis 17), the memorial to those who were deported to the death camps by Deutsche Reichsbahn trains in 1941-1945, at Berlin-Grunewald train station in Berlin, Germany March 16, 2023.

Should Israel heed German warnings about a failing democracy? - analysis

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution Committee, at a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2023.

Coalition leaders meet to discuss ‘softening’ of judicial reform

By MICHAEL STARR , ELIAV BREUER

Judicial reform supporters wave Likud flags and hold signs reading "The leftist minority will not determine Israel" and "Leftist traitors" at a protest on Saturday night, March 18, 2023.

Judicial reform protests will end with blood on the street, organizer warns

By 103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE