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Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight

Minister fetes ‘historic’ approval of controversial construction scheme in West Bank’s E1 area, upending a decades-long freeze

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Accepting police’s appeal, court extends restrictions on Qatargate suspect Urich

District court appears to criticize lower court judge as it overturns decision to end conditions barring senior Netanyahu aide from meeting other...

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Likud MK calls court guard ‘Judenrat’ after being ejected from Qatargate hearing

Likud MK calls court guard ‘Judenrat’ after being ejected from Qatargate hearing

Security guard has reportedly served 280 days in IDF reserve duty in current war, is grandson of Holocaust survivor; Levin calls comments ‘a...

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Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestinian group

Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestinian group

Donation pledge to UK’s Palestine Action is latest in series of anti-Israel moves by writer of ‘Normal People’; UK spokesperson:...

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Settlers establish new mobile homes in Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron

Settlers establish new mobile homes in Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron

Civil Administration says caravans established inside area under Israeli military control but without authorization; city’s Jewish community...

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How the movement to resettle Gaza entered the mainstream in the wake of October 7

How the movement to resettle Gaza entered the mainstream in the wake of October 7

Two decades after Disengagement, settler activists see a rare opening to make the Strip Jewish and are working relentlessly to corral political and...

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High Court freezes AG’s ouster until further notice, decries minister’s call to defy ruling

High Court freezes AG’s ouster until further notice, decries minister’s call to defy ruling

Judge Noam Sohlberg issues interim order a week after coalition voted to fire Baharav-Miara; tells Minister Shlomo Karhi that government is...

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Extremist settler acquitted of terror charges after difficulties with eyewitness testimony

Extremist settler acquitted of terror charges after difficulties with eyewitness testimony

Central District Court finds there was no question four Arab-Israeli women were severely assaulted and injured by Jewish mob, criticizes police over...

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High Court to hear petitions on AG’s firing on Sept. 3 before nine-judge panel

High Court to hear petitions on AG’s firing on Sept. 3 before nine-judge panel

Expanded panel consists of the nine most senior justices available — six conservatives and three liberals

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AG invited to security cabinet meeting on Gaza despite gov’t vote to fire her

AG invited to security cabinet meeting on Gaza despite gov’t vote to fire her

Justice Minister Levin is pushing to boycott Baharav-Miara though potential decision to occupy Strip would require high-level legal oversight

06.08.2025 10

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Legal right or government caprice: Was the decision to fire the attorney general lawful?

Legal right or government caprice: Was the decision to fire the attorney general lawful?

Government says it’s entitled to modify the dismissal process in order to axe an AG who repeatedly stymied its policies, but critics argue this...

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Communications minister tells staff to ignore AG’s orders, contravening High Court

Communications minister tells staff to ignore AG’s orders, contravening High Court

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv warns Israel ‘a step away from constitutional crisis,’ as opposition lawmakers condemn order from Shlomo Karhi,...

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‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children

‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children

Images of a skeletal Palestinian boy prompted criticism when details of a background disease emerged, but Israeli pediatricians say no Israeli patient...

05.08.2025 10

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US Speaker Johnson makes landmark visit to West Bank settlement of Ariel

US Speaker Johnson makes landmark visit to West Bank settlement of Ariel

Johnson is now highest ranking US official ever to visit a settlement; while in Ariel, he reportedly says ‘the mountains of Judea and Samaria...

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High Court freezes dismissal of attorney general after government votes to fire her

High Court freezes dismissal of attorney general after government votes to fire her

Justice Minister Levin insists dismissal of Baharav-Miara cannot be halted on ‘procedural grounds,’ Minister Karhi vows to ignore court...

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Court refuses to extend house arrest for settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist

Court refuses to extend house arrest for settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist

Judges argues evidence against Yinon Levi has weakened; police indicate plan to appeal decision

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‘Ours forever’: Hundreds march from Sderot to Gaza border to demand resettlement

‘Ours forever’: Hundreds march from Sderot to Gaza border to demand resettlement

March by Nachala movement comes as idea of reestablishing Gaza settlements finds support in government and increasingly in the public, and officials...

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Government gifts more ATVs to illegal West Bank outposts to ‘deepen control’ of territory

Government gifts more ATVs to illegal West Bank outposts to ‘deepen control’ of territory

Finance Minister Smotrich calls illegal farming outposts ‘spearhead of Zionist settlement’; 29 vehicles transferred along with drones,...

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Government to court: All former senior justice officials likely oppose AG’s firing

Government to court: All former senior justice officials likely oppose AG’s firing

Ministers say process to dismiss Baharav-Miara was changed to bypass need for such backing, reject proposal to revert to previous procedure, insist...

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Sanctioned settler accused of killing Palestinian activist released to house arrest

Sanctioned settler accused of killing Palestinian activist released to house arrest

Court orders Yinon Levi to remain at home until Friday, temporarily bans him from contacting anyone involved in deadly incident that France condemns...

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High Court suggests government retreat from bid to fire AG under new process

High Court suggests government retreat from bid to fire AG under new process

Judge Sohlberg indicates for second time in as many weeks that the court views dismissal mechanism that the government designed specifically to axe...

30.07.2025 60

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Government plans to boycott AG after it dismisses her but before High Court ruling on case

Ministers set to fire Baharav-Miara on August 4; plan is not to invite her to subsequent cabinet meetings, circumventing court decision freezing the...

28.07.2025 50

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Israel accuses UN of failing to pick up aid in Gaza, says working to ease its entry

Gisha human rights group says state shirking legal obligations, claims court enabled conduct by allowing state to delay its response by over two...

27.07.2025 30

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Divisive vote on firing attorney general pushed off until after Tisha B’Av fast

Cabinet had been scheduled to convene on Sunday but meeting is canceled, with some ministers seeking to avoid controversial decisions during sensitive...

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Top court extends deadline for state to explain Gaza aid policy for the 10th time

Gisha human rights organization petitioned the court in May demanding ‘consistent and extensive’ aid to Gaza due to worsening humanitarian...

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Displaced Palestinians seek protection or outpost demolition from High Court

Several dozen Palestinian Bedouin families fled Wadi as-Seeq in October 2023 in the face of persistent settler harassment and violence

21.07.2025 10

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Israel to take administrative control over Tomb of Patriarchs for construction work

Civil Administration says move temporary, authority will be returned to Palestinian Hebron municipality when work is finished, but settler council...

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Judge criticizes police for not arresting actual perpetrators of assault on MK Odeh

Court frees all 3 apprehended suspects, says cops failed to prove they committed crimes, notes videos show dozens of rioters involved; separate racist...

20.07.2025 30

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Ministerial panel votes unanimously to recommend firing the attorney general

Baharav-Miara requests High Court freeze the dismissal process until it rules on its legality, arguing that allowing the ‘unlawful’...

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High Court: If government fires AG, decision will be frozen pending judicial review

Communications Minister Karhi insists government won’t abide by ruling from conservative justice; petitioning NGOs applaud decision, arguing effort...

18.07.2025 10

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Ministerial panel schedules Sunday vote on whether to recommend firing attorney general

Gali Baharav-Miara again declines to attend ‘illegal’ pre-dismissal hearing; cabinet set to vote on firing her once ministerial committee...

17.07.2025 10

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‘Manifestly illegal’: In Katz’s plan for Gaza ‘humanitarian city,’ experts see war crime

Senior Israeli academics have warned forcing Palestinians into a closed-off area would be legally unjustified and constitute crimes against humanity

17.07.2025 10

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US ambassador Huckabee attends Netanyahu’s criminal trial in show of support

Envoy says he’s representing what US president has said ‘repeatedly’ about the trial; almost as soon as he arrives, proceedings become closed...

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Firing the attorney general: What happens next?

If a ministerial committee recommends the AG be fired, the cabinet takes a final vote. But the High Court of Justice could defy the government’s...

15.07.2025 10

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Top church leaders accuse Israeli authorities of abetting settler attacks in Taybeh

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III and Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa tour targeted West Bank town, say settler attacks are a threat to Christian...

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High Court judges query state over efficacy of law banning Al Jazeera

Civil rights group and Qatari outlet argue law is unconstitutional; justices suggest its provisions are too vague, one touts ‘factual’ lower court...

14.07.2025 40

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Government implies it could flout a court ruling against new method of firing AG

Ministers Levin and Chikli say government ‘no longer willing to reconcile itself with a reality in which it is systematically denied legal advice...

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High Court approves government-AG compromise over appointment of new Shin Bet chief

Deal will allow Netanyahu to inform senior appointments panel of nomination in two months, reportedly in order to give security agency time to...

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AG weighing indictment of Likud’s Gotliv for unmasking Shin Bet agent

Controversial MK revealed identity of protest leader’s partner as operative; Gotliv claims parliamentary immunity and vows not to attend hearing,...

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Taybeh church leaders condemn rising settler harassment, arson in West Bank town

Heads of Greek Orthodox, Latin and Melkite churches in Christian Palestinian bastion say settlers increasingly encroaching on agricultural lands,...

09.07.2025 10

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After settlers uproot another Palestinian hamlet, activists aim ire at political powers

Former residents of Mu’arrajat accuse army and police of turning a blind eye to harassment, with some seeing government behind growing campaign of...

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AG says government’s new method for firing her is ‘fundamentally illegal’

Baharav-Miara tells High Court any hearing on her dismissal by new ministerial committee would be a sham; Israel ‘deserves impartial AG,’ Levin...

07.07.2025 10

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Karhi rejects High Court order to extend term of public broadcaster council member

Communications minister says ‘unlawful’ order ‘will not be honored,’ says he will fill Kan broadcaster’s vacant council seats; council...

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Yair Netanyahu testifies to police major crimes unit in diplomatic passports affair

PM’s firebrand son isn’t himself a suspect in the investigation into illegal diplomatic passports allegedly issued by former foreign minister...

04.07.2025 40

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Court lets Netanyahu skip testimony next week for trip to meet Trump

PM has not appeared in court since June 11; trial dates were canceled during Iran war and again last week due to unspecified national security matters

02.07.2025 20

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Top justice decries ‘injury to democracy’ as hecklers disrupt hearing on Shin Bet appointment

Isaac Amit clears courtroom; judges Stein, Canfy Steinitz criticize AG for failing to provide solution to Netanyahu’s conflict of interest over...

01.07.2025 30

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5 illegal West Bank outposts razed by security services after attacks on IDF troops

3 suspects in Har Hatzor outpost settler violence incident released by court; settler leaders, politicians condemn latest violence; IDF chief warns:...

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Court agrees to cancel PM’s testimony this week after briefing by security chiefs

Heads of Mossad and IDF Military Intelligence tell judges why Netanyahu must be freed from hearings in coming days; his lawyer has cited key...

29.06.2025 20

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Secret deal to end Netanyahu trial fell apart over PM’s refusal to step down — source

In meeting with ex-Supreme Court chief Aharon Barak, premier’s lawyer suggested accepting conviction on minor charge but without leaving office;...

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Experts lambaste Trump’s call to end PM’s trial as assault on judicial independence

Trump a ‘neo-democratic leader’ who ‘fails to grasp principle of judicial independence’ says legal scholar; democracy activist says Netanyahu...

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