Israel

• Israel’s judicial reform plans under scrutiny as Canadian MPs debate

  Netanyahu's government has allowed the expansion of settlements that Canada recognizes as illegal under international law— a characterization Israel disputes.

  World

  May 17
  
• 3 Palestinians dead as Israel-Gaza fighting heats up, no ceasefire in sight

  Israel and Palestinian militants unleashed salvos of fire for a fifth day on Saturday, with the Islamic Jihad militant group launching dozens more rockets.

  World

  May 13
  
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• Israeli government figures lead thousands in defiant march on West Bank settlement

  The mass rally also threatened to further raise tensions that have been heightened by days of unrest across the region over a contested Jerusalem holy site.

  World

  Apr 10
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• Israeli defence minister will remain in post, Netanyahu says in about-face

  Netanyahu's government paused legislation on the overhaul to allow for compromise discussions with opposition parties following weeks of nationwide protests.

  World

  Apr 10
• Israelis continue judicial reform protests amid security concerns

  Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court.

  World

  Apr 8
• 3 killed in pair of Palestinian militant attacks in Tel Aviv, West Bank

  Israeli authorities said at least one person was killed and six were wounded when a car rammed into four people in Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial hub.

  World

  Apr 7
• Israel must shift ‘its approach,’ Trudeau says as violence escalates

  The violence, which comes as Muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan and Jews prepare to mark Passover, has raised fears of a wider conflagration.

  Canada

  Apr 5
• Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site, clash with Palestinian worshippers

  The incidents sparked a wave of Palestinian protests, condemnations and violence as sirens warning of incoming rockets sounded in Israeli communities around the Gaza Strip.

  World

  Apr 4
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• Biden says he hopes Netanyahu ‘walks away’ from judicial overhaul plan

  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier 'walks away' from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system.

  World

  Mar 29
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• Tensions in Israel begin to ease after Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul

  Critics say the legislative package would hobble the country’s system of checks and balances. Protesters vowed to intensify their demonstrations.

  World

  Mar 28