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Amid protests at home, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Germany
Ajeyo Basu •Israel's parliament on Tuesday advanced a bill that would let lawmakers pass laws that the Supreme Court cannot overturn — a key piece of legislation in Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies' proposed judicial overhaul that has divided the country
Explained: What we know about the Israeli raid in Nablus that killed 10 people
•A daytime Israeli military raid turned the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian commercial centre, into a war zone. It is the latest bloody escalation in a months-long surge of Israeli raids into the occupied territory that has led to the deaths of some 200 Palestinians and the arrest
Israel to step up campaign against Palestinian attackers: Netanyahu
Fp Staff •The cabinet is meeting today to prepare for an even broader action against those carrying out terrorism and their supporters in East Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, while preventing as much as possible harming those uninvolved," Netanyahu said.
Israel's attorney-general warns Netanyahu to stay out of push for judicial changes
•The prime minister, in his sixth term astride a hard-right coalition, argues the judiciary has overstepped its bounds in recent years. Members of his coalition have also described the Supreme Court as elitist and out of touch with the public
Explained: The increasing Israel-Palestine tensions and Netanyahu’s plans to arm citizens
Fp Explainers •Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a slew of measures to ‘strengthen Jewish settlements’ including making it easier for citizens to obtain guns. Over 200 Palestinians were killed last year – the worst in 16 years – and experts have warned that 2023 could be even more deadly
Explained: The who's who in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government
•Top ministers in Israel's new right-wing government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, include a politician who admitted to tax evasion late last year and a slew of far-right figures, including one who kept a portrait of a man who massacred scores of Palestinian worshippers in his home
As Netanyahu's rule ends, returning to democratic norms only tie that binds fragile Israeli coalition
•A signed coalition agreement was formally presented to the Knesset secretariat Friday, the last step before a vote and the swearing-in of the new government
As Israelis await Netanyahu’s fate, Palestinian youths seize moment of unity to campaign for rights and justice
•To many Palestinians, Netanyahu's likely replacement Naftali Bennett — his former chief of staff, and a former settler leader who rejects Palestinian statehood — would be no improvement
Israel's Opposition inches closer to forming coalition to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
•Netanyahu, 71, who faces trial on fraud, bribery and breach of trust charges, has held onto power through four inconclusive elections in under two years
Publicly supportive of Israel, President Joe Biden is said to sharpen his tone with Benjamin Netanyahu in private
•Biden’s juggling act on Israel, always a challenge for a US president, is especially difficult given that Democrats are no longer solidly in Israel’s corner