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Israeli PM suspends judicial overhaul plan amid protests

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that he would suspend the legislation of his contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary by about a month to allow “dialogue” between coalition and opposition lawmakers. He made the remarks in a televised speech, which came after …

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Israel’s Attorney-General tells Netanyahu to fire convicted key ally

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has requested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire his key ally Aryeh Deri after the Supreme Court disqualified Deri from serving as a cabinet minister for his criminal conviction. The Israeli top court ruled on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, the influential leader …

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PM-designate Netanyahu vows not to allow anti-LGBT laws in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services. His remarks came in response to statements by two of his extreme-right partners, in which they vowed to pass laws allowing …

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Court rules Israel’s former PM Olmert defamed Netanyahu

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has defamed Benjamin Netanyahu and his family and will pay compensation, a court ruled on Monday. Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, together with his wife Sara and their eldest son Yair, filed a libel suit in June after …

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Israeli ex-PM Netanyahu takes lead in election — exit polls

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Exit polls from Israel’s parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country’s fifth elections since 2019. Exit polls of three main Israeli TV channels indicated that the long-time leader and his alliance …

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