Most Israelis, except the ultra-Orthodox Jewish students, have been law-bound to serve in the military. JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the conscript military, a decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Netanyahu’s coalition relies for its survival on two … Read more
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing conflict against Hamas. The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis between the … Read more
Tens of thousands of demonstrators had rallied weekly against the government reforms. Jerusalem: Israel’s top court ruled Monday against a key component of the government’s controversial legal overhaul, which challenged the powers of the judiciary and sparked mass protests. A Supreme Court statement said eight of 15 justices had ruled against an amendment passed by … Read more
