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OCTOBER 21, 2023

Israeli Communications Minister Schloma Karhi announced Friday that Israel’s government approved regulations that give them powers to suspend the broadcasting of foreign news organizations during states of emergency. The minister further said, “Israel is at war on land, in the air, at sea, and on the public diplomacy front.”

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. Last Wednesday, the final version of an Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement was published. “Line 1” is where Israel strung up a buoy line, extending 3.1

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It called for immediate actions to improve prison conditions in Israel. The report stated that nearly half of the prisoners in Israel are held in harsh overcrowding conditions that fall below the conditions provided by the Israeli High Court. The report quoted that about 40 percent of inmates were awaiting trial for minor offences.

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MAY 24, 2024

The post Netherlands prosecutors to investigate criminal complaint against Booking.com over Israel settlement listings appeared first on JURIST - News. At present, prosecutors are studying the complaint, but have been unable to provide the public with an exact timeline regarding further steps.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Israel Sunday agreed to halt new settlement construction projects in the West Bank, according to a joint statement issued after a summit in Aqaba. The agreement is significant, as Israel’s recent retroactive approval of further construction and expansion in the West Bank has been widely criticised. There is and will not be any freeze.”

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MAY 31, 2022

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a free trade agreement in Dubai Tuesday, Israel’s first with an Arab nation. The report also stated that the UAE-Israel CEPA is the first step in a series of new initiatives that the UAE is launching with the goal of expanding its international trading profile.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Israel’s Tel Aviv-Yafo Labor Court ordered an end on Monday to the general strike organized by Israel’s labor union confederation the Histadrut, local media reported. ” Despite this, Netanyahu has assured the public of his government’s commitment to return the hostages to Israel.

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MARCH 23, 2023

The law amends Israel’s Basic Law , raising the threshold at which the government can declare the prime minister incapacitated. The post Israel Parliament restricts ability to declare prime minister incompetent appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 1, 2023

The Israel Supreme Court Sunday held that non-Jewish children adopted by Jewish parents will no longer have to go through Orthodox conversions. This practice was based on Section 5 of Israel’s Child Adoption Law, 5571-1981, which required the religion of the adoptive parents and the child to be the same.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” Israel has largely isolated itself from the conflict in Ukraine. Netanyahu explained the position, saying Israel currently has “lots of issues in our own backyard.” Israel is additionally concerned with nuclear development in Iran. Israeli reluctance also stems from the demographics of the country.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In response to the proposed reform of Israel’s judicial system, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday urged the country to halt its plans to overhaul the legal and judicial system over concerns of potential human rights violations.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

The trial was then again postponed due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. On Sunday, according to local media reports, Netanyahu’s defense counsel motioned for a continuance of the trial after some of its staff were drafted into the Israeli Defence Forces to fight in the Israel-Hamas war.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The Israel Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that Vice Prime Minister Aryeh Deri is ineligible to hold public office. A petition was filed by “ The Movement for Quality Government in Israel” to the Supreme Court, who ruled against the bill 10-1.

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JULY 21, 2022

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow Thursday received a lawsuit from the Russian Ministry of Justice requesting that the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel be liquidated, according to Russian state news agency TASS. It also promotes the immigration of Jews to Israel, a process known as “Aliyah.”

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JULY 24, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who lived in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is a rising 2L. I know your abilities, your sacrifice, your dedication to the State of Israel and its security. There is no prime minister in Israel. I was prime minister.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent the last two years living in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Following this was a protest outside of the State of Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. Major economists foresee enormous damage to Israel’s economy.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. . Israel has many parties representing different social sectors and ideologies, and no party has ever won an outright majority. What has caused this political turmoil, you ask?

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JULY 17, 2023

The incident occurred during protests against Israel’s ongoing judicial reform , which has widened political divisions in the nation and triggered sustained anti-government demonstrations for over eight months.

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DECEMBER 25, 2024

Shortly after taking office, Noboa appointed Abad as ambassador to Israel, effectively sidelining her from government affairs. She argued that the delay was due to inadequate preparation time and the government’s suggestion that she leave her children behind in Israel. This led to her suspension without pay in November.

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent the last two years living in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Saturday night saw over 100,000 protestors in Tel Aviv, while thousands more took to the streets in Jerusalem, Haifa, and other parts of Israel.

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JANUARY 15, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent the last two years living in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in Israel Saturday for anti-government, pro-democracy protests. ” Tension can be felt in the air in Isreal now.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

In response to Calcalist’s report, Minister of Public Security Omer Barlev said , “there is no practice of wiretapping or hacking into devices by the Israel Police without the approval of a judge.” The post Israel police accused of using Pegasus spyware to illegally spy on citizens appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MARCH 26, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent the last two years living in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Following the firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Saturday, tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets all over Israel. Protestors chanted “disgrace!”

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent the last two years living in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Final results are in for Israel’s fifth election in nearly four years. One of the main goals of the incoming Netanyahu government is major judicial reform.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The DSA requires these platforms to take proactive measures to combat harmful posts and disinformation, particularly in light of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Meta has already taken steps to address concerns related to disinformation and misinformation, specifically in the context of the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This protest was also a workers’ strike: protesters took a “day off” of work, leaving offices empty and stores closed, to raise their voices in Israel’s capital city. All were marching to say that their cause is not a matter of political partisanship but one of keeping Israel a functioning democracy.

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JUNE 26, 2023

The project caused thousands of Druze people to protest on Wednesday, which turned into a rare clash with Israel Police, where injuries were reported. In a statement delivered on Wednesday, PM Netanyahu said that: The State of Israel is a nation of laws. All citizens of Israel are obligated to obey the law.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The post Apple sues Israel spyware company over privacy breaches appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. The success of the lawsuit, combined with US efforts to prevent NSO Group software from impacting US users, could have positive implications for privacy protections.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Israel’s Public Security Minister, Omer Barlev, announced Monday that he will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the Israeli police’s alleged use of NSO group’s Pegasus spyware for illicit surveillance of citizens.

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JULY 7, 2023

This comes as demonstrations against Israel’s proposed judicial reform enter their fourth day, with almost half a million people taking to the streets to protest. Eshed stated that due to requests from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet to “crackdown” on protesters, he saw no option but to resign.

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JULY 27, 2023

Israeli law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting Israel. This dispatch is from Mayan Lawent, a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Israel. 150 of the largest companies in Israel staged a day-strike.

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MARCH 11, 2023

Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. Today, Saturday, more than 300,000 Israeli citizens participated nationwide in the 10th consecutive week of Anti-Overhaul protests against the Netanyahu government’s proposed package of judicial reforms.

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MARCH 10, 2023

Yael Iosilevich is a law student in the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and JURIST’s Staff Correspondent in Israel. On Thursday Israeli citizens participated in a “day of resistance”, another planned protest against the Israeli government’s radical judicial reform plans. Do you want me to help you?

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JULY 23, 2023

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who spent lived in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is a rising 2L. As of early Sunday morning, more than 300,000 protestors have gathered in major cities across Israel prior to the final debate on the r easonableness standard reform.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced measures Friday to address concerns regarding disinformation and misinformation surrounding the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The post Meta announces measures to curb disinformation and violence amid renewed Israel-Hamas conflict appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Israeli Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism released a comprehensive report on Tuesday highlighting a significant surge in antisemitic incidents in Canada since the October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023. The post Israel report documents surge in antisemitic incidents in Canada appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Arkansas Thursday filed a petition with the US Supreme Court challenging an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to sign a pledges stating they will not boycott Israel. Arkansas Times also argues that due to the enactment of the law, they have been penalized for not signing.

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