Thousands protest against Hamas in rare Gaza demos
Several thousand people have briefly taken to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Read more
Israel opposition seeks 18-month judicial reforms halt
July 31, 2023 by AAP
The leader of Israel’s parliamentary opposition has demanded that the government freeze its judicial overhaul for 18 months if it wants to resume negotiations on a consensus formula for the changes. Read more
Israel divided as Netanyahu defends judicial reforms
July 28, 2023 by AAP
The Knesset’s decision to trim Supreme Court powers to overrule government actions as part of a planned judicial overhaul will not hurt Israel’s democracy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. Read more
Israel’s top court to look at reforms in September
July 27, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s Supreme Court says it will wait until September to address the recently passed law aimed at weakening the judiciary. Read more
Netanyahu takes hit in polls as crisis deepens
July 26, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suffered a hit in the polls over a judicial law his hard-right coalition has championed as he attempts to navigate his gravest domestic crisis. Read more
Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill
July 26, 2023 by AAP
Israeli doctors began a 24-hour strike, and black ads covered newspaper front pages in a furore over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first part of judicial reforms that critics fear endanger the independence of the courts. Read more
Protests rage as Israel passes contested court curbs
July 25, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s parliament has ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis that has been convulsing the country for months. Read more
Fitted with his new pacemaker, Netanyahu to attend Israel vote
July 24, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is “doing excellently” after an unscheduled pacemaker implant and planned to be in parliament for a judicial reform vote that has brought country-wide protests to a boil and stirred calls for compromise. Read more
Thousands of Israeli troops threaten to quit on reforms
Shortly before a crucial vote on a controversial judicial reform bill in parliament, the Israeli military has raised the stakes in an effort to prevent it from passing. Read more
Netanyahu has pacemaker implanted
July 23, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read more
Date set for Malka Leifer’s sentence
Malka Leifer will soon learn her fate after a marathon ordeal bringing her to justice for child sexual abuse. Read more
Israel reservists step up demos against judicial change
Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul have intensified with demonstrations across Israel as a retired air force general said 161 of the corps’ reserve officers had vowed to no longer report for duty. Read more
Israel protests flare over Netanyahu Supreme Court bill
July 12, 2023 by AAP
Thousands of protesters have blockaded Israel’s main airport and highways as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nationalist-religious coalition presses ahead with a justice bill that has opened deep splits in the country. Read more
Israel gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill
July 11, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off a deep political crisis. Read more
Israel’s judicial reform edges ahead despite protests
July 10, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signalled impatience with disruptions caused by resurgent demonstrations against his judicial overhaul plans, summoning his attorney-general for a cabinet discussion of police counter-measures. Read more
Israeli troops withdraw from West Bank’s Jenin
July 5, 2023 by AAP
Israeli forces have withdrawn from the Palestinian city of Jenin, witnesses say, after carrying out one of their biggest military operations in the West Bank. Read more
Eight hurt in Palestinian Tel Aviv car-ramming attack
July 5, 2023 by AAP
A Palestinian has rammed a pick-up truck into pedestrians in Tel Aviv and then went on a stabbing rampage, wounding eight people in an attack claimed by the Hamas militant group. Read more
Protesters face off with police at Ben Gurion airport
Thousands of anti-government protesters have converged on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, some scuffling with police who sought to keep them from blocking access to the terminal for most flights in and out of the country. Read more
Tens of thousands contest judicial reforms in Israel
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets again in Israel to protest the government’s controversial judicial reform. Read more
Never forget: Queensland’s first Holocaust museum opens
June 30, 2023 by AAP
Survivors have urged Queenslanders to “never forget” as the state’s first Holocaust museum opens in Brisbane. Read more
Ultra-Orthodox principal ‘allergic’ to court hearings
For four years after fleeing to Israel amid investigations of child sexual abuse, Malka Leifer developed an “allergy” to the legal system in an attempt to cause delays, prosecutors claim. Read more
Sisters fight darkness after Orthodox principal’s abuse (Updated)
June 28, 2023 by AAP
Sisters sexually abused by once revered ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer refuse to be swallowed by the darkness of what happened to them. Read more
Concerns flagged over reforms to ban hate symbols
Faith groups are concerned a proposed law to ban Nazi and Islamic State symbols will have consequences for religious practice in Australia. Read more
UN urges Israel, Palestinians to end West Bank violence
June 28, 2023 by AAP
The UN Security Council has urged Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank. Read more
Rising religious vilification draws move to toughen law
June 28, 2023 by AAP
Inciting hatred, contempt or ridiculing someone because of their religious beliefs is set to become a crime in NSW. Read more
Israel approves thousands of West Bank building permits
June 27, 2023 by AAP
Israel’s nationalist-religious government has approved the construction of about 5700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the West Bank despite overseas pressure to halt settlement expansion that the United States views as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians
Cigars, champagne and secrets at Netanyahu trial
June 26, 2023 by AAP
Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan has begun his testimony in the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a court session that was broadcast live from an English seaside town direct to Jerusalem. Read more
Israel praises ‘thwarting of Iranian attack’ in Cyprus
June 26, 2023 by AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the news that security forces on Cyprus had thwarted an apparent Iranian terrorist attack on Israeli targets on the island. Read more
Druze opposing Golan wind farm clash with Israel police
June 22, 2023 by AAP
Hundreds of men from Druze Arab villages on the occupied Golan Heights have protested against Israeli plans to set up a wind farm, some facing off with riot police in an unusually violent confrontation that injured several people. Read more
Israel army blames mix-up for fatal shooting of toddler
June 15, 2023 by AAP
An Israeli soldier who killed a Palestinian toddler in a car two weeks ago thought he was shooting at gunmen, the army says, blaming a mix-up caused by another soldier firing in the air in violation of regulations. Read more
