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Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?
Read full article: Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafted ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army.
Israel's Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court ruling
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court rulingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired a key Cabinet ally, heeding a Supreme Court ruling commanding him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts.
Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally
Read full article: Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key allyIsrael’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key Cabinet ally following a court ruling disqualifying the minister from serving in government.
Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court
Read full article: Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme CourtIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister has unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the Supreme Court.
Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gays
Read full article: Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gaysIsrael’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogate mothers, a move hailed by lawmakers and activists as a win for LGBTQ rights.
Tlaib cancels trip to Israel, cites 'oppressive conditions'
Read full article: Tlaib cancels trip to Israel, cites 'oppressive conditions'"I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in--fighting against racism, oppression & injustice," Tlaib said in a tweet. Tlaib's family in the West Bank slammed Israel over the "conditional visit" and insisted that it is a "natural right" to be able to visit relatives. The family statement continued, "It should be her natural right, not a favor to ask for, to visit her homeland and family." Tlaib's uncle suggested he could bring Tlaib's grandmother to visit in the United States so the two could meet. "The plan of the two Congresswomen is only to damage Israel and to foment against Israel," Netanyahu said in a statement following the decision.