Israeli judicial overhaul

A controversial plan put forward by the Israeli government which seeks to overhaul the country's judiciary, and which has created deep divide in Israel.

The new measures would allow the Israeli government to shut down TV and radio stations [Getty]
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'Chilling effect': Israel measures raise press freedom fears

Israel's far-right government has targeted the media with a series of measures allowing it to shut down TV stations and curtail freedom of speech

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13 December, 2025
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Netanyahu judicial coup could see Palestinian parties banned: MK

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15 May, 2025
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Netanyahu seeks Shin Bet replacement in ‘bid to influence court’

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02 April, 2025
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Netanyahu picks new Shin Bet chief amid constitutional warnings

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31 March, 2025
A protester holds a burning Menorah among a crowd gathered on the streets with Israeli flags during a demonstration against the judicial reform. The government of Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed through a series of changes to Israel's judicial system which limit the judiciary's influence over lawmaking by curbing the Supreme Court's power to exercise judicial review
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Israel passes controversial judicial reform law despite uproar

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27 March, 2025
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Israel's Supreme Court strikes down judicial overhaul law

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02 January, 2024
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Biden, Netanyahu mend fences with Saudi-Israel deal in mind

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21 September, 2023
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Israel top court hears petitions against judicial overhaul

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12 September, 2023
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Protests outside Israeli minister home on eve of hearing

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11 September, 2023
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Israelis protest ahead of court hearing on legal reforms

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10 September, 2023
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Herzog urges 'compromise' over Israeli judicial overhaul

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05 September, 2023
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Ex-Treasury secretary is candidate for US envoy to Israel

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13 August, 2023
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Palestinians in Israel fear outcome of judicial overhaul

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13 August, 2023
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'Democracy, Democracy' chant Israelis protesting legal reforms

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12 August, 2023
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Ethnic cleansing aim of Israel judicial reform, scholars say

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11 August, 2023
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Israelis take to streets again to protest judicial overhaul

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05 August, 2023
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US billionaire stops funding group behind judicial overhaul

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05 August, 2023
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Israeli court weighs in on controversial judicial overhaul

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03 August, 2023
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Israeli doctors receive 'attractive' offers to move to UAE

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01 August, 2023
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All 15 Israel Supreme Court judges to hear judicial overhaul petitions

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31 July, 2023
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Israelis protest after government pushes through key reform

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30 July, 2023