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Tensions Rise After Cross-Border Fire Between Gaza Militants, Israel
The exchange of fire followed violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
Israel launches new spy satellite, overseen by Gallant
Israel put a new version of its Ofek spy satellite into orbit on Wednesday, with the Defence Ministry saying it would enhance around-the-clock regional monitoring as the country braces for a possible showdown with Iran.
The fight for the future of Israel’s political system isn’t over. Here’s what to know.
Now-paused plans to revamp the country’s judicial system would give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies the final say in appointing the country’s judges.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-protests-netanyahu-judicial-reforms-rcna76942
How Israel’s Mass Protests to Protect Their Democracy Look to Us Palestinians | Opinion
This massive protest movement is unprecedented in Israel’s history, as was its success; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to put his judicial overhaul on ice in light of the mass mobilization and a general labor strike.
DeSantis to Visit Israel as Florida Antisemitism Reaches ‘Historic’ High
Florida’s governor, who has exclusively traveled to Israel on his foreign trips, will visit for the fourth time next month.
Israel says no plan to resettle West Bank area after legislation
Israel has no plan to build new settlements in an area of the occupied West Bank that it evacuated in 2005 under a law the religious-nationalist governing coalition repealed this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.
Israel Votes to Scrap Law Barring Settlers at Four Evacuated West Bank Sites
In a highly symbolic action for Israel’s settler movement, lawmakers approved a first step toward resettling evacuated areas amid spiraling Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements-settlers.html
UK and Israel sign deal strengthening tech, trade and security ties
Timing is controversial given actions of Israel’s far-right government towards settlements and judiciary
Longtime Israel backers in U.S. turn outraged critics — but Biden administration remains distant
Crisis in Israel deepens over the new government’s radical plans, which have alienated and dismayed Israelis and Jewish Americans alike.
Israel MPs push on with legal reforms decried as threat to democracy
Israel’s parliament took another step Tuesday to push forward a legal reform package that has sparked mass protests against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.- …
https://news.yahoo.com/israel-mps-push-legal-reforms-092825585.html