18th Weekend of Rallies Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup

For the 18th week in a row, hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied across Israel on Saturday evening against the far-right government’s plans to overhaul the judicial system. The protests included roadblocks, marches and artistic displays in 150 of locations throughout the country. The activities continued throughout the day, including a significant wave in the…

TV Poll Shows Netanyahu Crashing

A poll published Sunday evening on Channel 13 indicates that if elections were held today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right Likud would plummet from its current 32 seats in the Knesset to just 20, falling well behind Benny Gantz’s National Unity party, which would jump to 29 seats from its current 12 and Yair Lapid’s…

Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets, Vow Netanyahu’s ‘Pause’

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested against the far-right government’s judicial overhaul plan in some 150 locations across the country on Saturday, in a sign that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement this week that he was temporarily suspending the legislation had not subdued opposition in the streets. Youth activists burning conscription warrants at the demonstration…

Israel Deports Detainee Palestinian-French Lawyer

Israel deported a Palestinian-French lawyer, Salah Hamouri to France early Sunday morning, in a case that an Israeli lawmaker, Ofer Cassif (Hadash), called a “gross violation of basic rights.” Hamouri, 37, had been held under a controversial practice known as administrative detention, which allows suspects to be detained for renewable periods of up to six…

Israel’s Arms Exports Flourish Amid Abraham Accords

Israeli defense industries reported new contracts of arms exports worth a cumulative $11.3 billion in 2021 – up from $8.6 billion in 2020. According a report published in Haaretz on Sunday, the Defense Ministry’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, the volume of Israel’s military and security exports surged by 30 percent over the prior year. A…

Opposition Heads to Meet on Tuesday Without Hadash-Ta’al

Outgoing coalition party chairs are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in preparation to sit in the opposition, as far-right Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu will be tasked today, Sunday, by President Isaac Herzog, to forming a government. Prime Minister Yair Lapid on past week with Israeli army officers (Photo: Lapid’s Facebook page) Herzog on Friday concluded…