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Israelis protest after Netanyahu vows to move on judicial reform

Israelis kept up their months-old protests against the government's judicial overhaul Saturday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press on with the controversial reform. Brandishing banners reading "Israel is burning" and deeming Netanyahu an "enemy of democracy", demonstrators filled the heart of the commercial hub of Tel Aviv. While there was no immediate turnout figure, the weekly rallies have regularly drawn tens of thousands. Demonstrators have been protesting since January against the government's […]

today25 June 2023

International

Israel’s licensing of firearms to civilians to fuel violence: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that Israel's decision to expand the licensing of firearms for Israelis would lead to further violence with Palestinians, Anadolu reports. "Plans by the Government of Israel to expedite and expand the licensing of firearms, with the stated intention of adding thousands of [Israeli] civilians carrying firearms – coupled with hateful rhetoric – can only lead to further violence and […]

today6 February 2023

International News

Israel built 2,630 illegal homes in West Bank last year

Israel built 2,630 illegal settler homes in the occupied West Bank in 2016, an increase of 40 percent compared to numbers from 2015. According to figures released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, construction was at its "second highest" in 15 years, falling slightly short of the 2,874 illegal homes built in 2013. Citing the official data, Peace Now - an anti-settlement NGO - said 14,017 units were […]

today23 March 2017

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