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Ronen Bar affair shows widening chaos as state institutions face coalition pressure

Government’s broad, simultaneous campaign against multiple institutions and office holders aimed at weakening guardrails and concentrating power is...

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Government cancels decision to fire Shin Bet chief in wake of Bar’s resignation

Watchdog group calls decision ‘a cynical and transparent trick’ to stop High Court ruling on allegations Bar was fired for PM’s personal and...

29.04.2025 20

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Israeli convicted of plotting assassinations for Iran sentenced to 10 years

Court notes Moti Maman twice traveled to Iran while Israel was fighting Iranian proxies; defense says it will appeal ‘disproportionate’ sentence

29.04.2025 40

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Bar doubles down on claims, says Netanyahu’s affidavit ‘full of inaccuracies’

Shin Bet chief says premier omitted details about night before Oct 7, ‘never took responsibility’ for funds transferred to Hamas; repeats...

28.04.2025 20

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Citing transcripts, PM calls Bar’s claim he was fired for political reasons ‘total lies’

Netanyahu denies seeking to use Shin Bet to target protesters or to evade his trial testimony; skirts claim he wanted Bar to obey him rather than High...

28.04.2025 50

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High Court orders government to explain failure to draft Haredi men despite 2024 ruling

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students yet to be sent military conscription orders, while response rate to such orders is minimal and...

27.04.2025 20

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ICC Appeals Chamber rules lower court must hear Israel’s challenge to jurisdiction

Despite a procedural victory for Israel, officials in Jerusalem condemn the fact that court did not completely suspend the war crimes charges faced by...

25.04.2025 70

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PM granted extension to respond to claims he improperly pressured Shin Bet chief

Netanyahu given until Sunday to file affidavit to High Court on Ronen Bar firing, day after leveling fresh attack against security agency on eve of...

24.04.2025 10

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Rights group petitions High Court to compel IDF to give info on detained Gaza medic

NGO files petition after military says detained paramedic Asaad Nasasra can’t access lawyer until May 7, Nasasra arrested during the same incident...

24.04.2025 10

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Bar’s allegations against Netanyahu have raised the risk of a constitutional crisis

High Court was inclined to simply remedy procedural problems with the Shin Bet chief’s dismissal, but accusations he was fired for political...

23.04.2025 10

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Netanyahu reportedly asked Ronen Bar to act against protest leader Gonen Ben Yitzhak

PM’s office calls report that the ‘Crime Minister’ activist was among those Netanyahu wanted Shin Bet to act against ‘another lie’; denies...

23.04.2025 30

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Ronen Bar said to have told bereaved families he’s ‘committed to resigning’ by May 15

Law enforcement agencies may examine whether Bar’s explosive affidavit over his dismissal by the government raises suspicion of wrongdoing by...

22.04.2025 9

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Educators sentenced to 7 years over deaths of 10 students in flash flood disaster

Judge links Tzafit riverbed incident to Oct. 7 massacre, saying those responsible must shoulder the blame for such disasters; father of victim says...

22.04.2025 30

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Bar says Netanyahu demanded personal loyalty, obedience to him and not Supreme Court

In court filing, Shin Bet chief says PM wanted agency to act against anti-government protesters, rejects claims he failed to warn PM of suspicious...

21.04.2025 20

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Netanyahu: Won’t surrender to Hamas by ending war to get back hostages; can’t trick Hamas either

PM insists fighting won’t end until terror group destroyed, derides ‘experts’ who say he could fool Hamas with fake promise to end...

20.04.2025 60

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Supreme Court chief decries effort to erode court autonomy, calls for dialogue with Levin

Justice minister fails to acknowledge Isaac Amit during ceremony for judges; President Herzog: Absolute majority of public deeply disgusted by calls...

10.04.2025 10

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Court seeks to avert constitutional crisis in Ronen Bar hearing, while upholding law

Rancorous session on the firing of the Shin Bet chief reflects the national schism over how the country should be run, which the October 7 disaster...

09.04.2025 50

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After chaotic hearing, High Court rules Netanyahu can’t fire Shin Bet chief Bar for now

Sides given until April 20 to reach a compromise; disturbances dominated start of 11-hour session, with court forced to remove all protesters,...

08.04.2025 10

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Suspicion Urich leaked cabinet info allayed after PM says he authorizes material

Netanyahu told investigators he meets with advisers, spokespeople to decide what information to release to the press, leading police to drop suspicion...

08.04.2025 40

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With a ‘sword over its head,’ High Court may balk at reversing Ronen Bar’s dismissal

Shin Bet chief’s failures mean firing him would ordinarily not be controversial, but Qatargate probe may discomfit the court, prompt it to seek...

07.04.2025 10

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Morocco sees mass protests against renewed Gaza offensive, Trump plan

Protesters trample Israeli flags, wave posters of slain Hamas leaders, as they decry resumed bombing in the Strip and US proposal to relocate...

06.04.2025 10

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Government gifts state-financed ATVs to illegal settlement outposts

Ministers Smotrich and Strock attend handover ceremony at outpost farm in presence of formerly sanctioned settler

06.04.2025 10

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ICC sent Hungary a request to arrest and surrender Netanyahu after his arrival

Rather than comply with the order, Orban’s government initiated proceedings to withdraw from the international tribunal

06.04.2025 10

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Doctor says Palestinian teen who died in Israeli prison showed starvation signs

Summary by Israeli doctor who observed autopsy does not conclude cause of death, but notes Walid Ahmad, 17, was in state of extreme weight loss,...

06.04.2025 30

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Netanyahu, government say petitions against firing of Shin Bet chief ‘nonsense’

‘The court is not the forum to determine who heads the Shin Bet,’ writes government council to High Court, says petitions ‘attempt to...

06.04.2025 20

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Second businessman questioned in Qatargate probe identified as David Saig

Saig, who reportedly has dealings in Gulf, released after questioning but phone held; Bennett says PMO was ‘working for’ Qatar instead of Israel;...

06.04.2025 20

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Court cancels PM testimony date due to upcoming meeting with Trump on tariffs, hostages

Jerusalem District Court refuses to cancel coming week’s 2nd hearing as Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump is on Monday; prosecutors accuse PM’s...

06.04.2025 30

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Detention of key Qatargate suspects extended till Friday, as judge criticizes media leaks

Three journalists summoned for open questioning, prompting AG and state attorney to defend practice due to nature of case; second businessman...

03.04.2025 50

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Qatargate: Explaining the suspicions and possible criminal acts roiling the PM’s office

Two Netanyahu aides believed to have worked to promote Qatar’s image in Israel; investigators weigh charges of contact with a foreign agent, breach...

03.04.2025 40

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Cops fear obstruction of justice in Qatargate probe as key suspect and PM share lawyer

Jonatan Urich and Netanyahu both employ Amit Hadad, which police investigator tells the court ‘is a problem’; Hadad strongly objects to force’s...

02.04.2025 40

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PM aides allegedly took money to promote Qatar as hostage mediator, at Egypt’s expense

Urich also suspected of sending Qatar-funded messages to Israeli media claiming they were from a source in Netanyahu’s office; court extends his and...

01.04.2025 20

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‘There’s no justice’: Palestinian villagers reel after brutal settler, IDF rampage

Residents of West Bank’s Jinba hamlet accuse IDF of standing by as settlers raided village; army says unit’s conduct violated ‘professional,...

01.04.2025 20

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Netanyahu says his two aides ‘being held hostage’ in Qatargate ‘witch hunt’

Families of Gaza captives fume over word choice; PM questioned on his employment of Feldstein along with Urich’s ties to Doha; Premier: ‘After an...

01.04.2025 40

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Netanyahu summoned for questioning in Qatargate probe as top aides arrested

PM to give testimony but not named as suspect in ongoing investigation regarding alleged Qatari payments to advisers Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein;...

31.03.2025 50

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High Court says petitioners ‘not even close’ to showing Israel starving Gazan civilians

In ruling written before latest halt on aid, court says Israel has not violated legal prohibitions on collective punishment; human rights group slams...

31.03.2025 40

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Judicial appointments law is Levin’s victory in fight to handpick ideological hardliners

Despite several staunch conservatives on the Supreme Court, the justice minister long sought to install an advocate of uncompromising judicial...

28.03.2025 10

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Critics petition court to nix judicial appointments law they say politicizes bench

Yesh Atid and two government watchdog groups argue new law undermines democratic rule in absence of any check on government power other than judiciary

27.03.2025 10

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Knesset set to hold final votes on bill to take political control of judicial picks

Voting expected to continue until early Thursday morning due to objections to legislation, which is aimed at sharply curbing the judiciary’s...

26.03.2025 30

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Government tells High Court it can’t be forced to work with Shin Bet chief it doesn’t trust

AG says decision to fire Ronen Bar ‘tainted with fundamental flaws,’ has implications for independence of security and law enforcement officials...

25.03.2025 50

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Report: Shin Bet covertly probed Kahanist infiltration into police under Ben Gvir

Ronen Bar said to have ordered probe after far-right minister’s office meddled in Temple Mount rules; agency first seems to confirm details, then...

24.03.2025 60

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Ministers unanimously vote no confidence in AG, beginning formal process to dismiss her

Justice minister claims Gali Baharav-Miara caused rift with government by blocking its policies; she says it ‘seeks to be above the law,’...

23.03.2025 20

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Security cabinet approves 13 West Bank ‘neighborhoods’ to become independent settlements

Former illegal outposts to get councils, eased funding; Smotrich: An important step on path of ‘de facto sovereignty’; Palestinian Authority,...

23.03.2025 60

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Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote

Baharav-Miara says motion aims to promote loyalty to politicians; retired Supreme Court justices warn her dismissal ‘would seriously endanger...

23.03.2025 30

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Setting up standoff, High Court issues temporary order against dismissing Shin Bet chief

In wake of ruling, AG tells Netanyahu he’s prohibited from even interviewing new candidates, says could be a conflict of interest; government...

21.03.2025 10

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Defying AG, cabinet schedules Thursday night vote to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar

Citing a ‘persistent personal and professional distrust’ in spymaster, PM moves ahead with anticipated sacking despite...

20.03.2025 40

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Bill to increase political control over judicial appointments approved by Knesset panel

Opposition chief Lapid urges mass protests against key judicial overhaul bill, that could become law next week, to limit judiciary’s influence...

19.03.2025 10

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MK Kariv: Overhaul bill will leave judges ‘eternally fearful’ of their political bosses

Democrats’ Gilad Kariv warns legislation changing the judicial appointments process, which the coalition aims to quickly push through, will...

19.03.2025 30

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Cabinet reappoints Ben Gvir as police minister, ignoring attorney general’s objections

Unanimous move by ministers to bring Otzma Yehudit back into coalition expected to win Knesset support Wednesday despite concerns over far-right...

19.03.2025 40

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AG tells Netanyahu that Ben Gvir cannot legally be appointed police minister

Baharav-Miara likely referring to Ben Gvir’s apparent violations of High Court rulings not to involve himself in operational police matters,...

19.03.2025 10

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In clash over PM’s right to fire Shin Bet chief, a deeper question about responsibility for Oct. 7

AG and Supreme Court will likely want to know why Netanyahu is firing Ronen Bar now – 17 months after the failure to thwart Hamas’s...

17.03.2025 20

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