Etiket: Israel

Demonstrators have rallied for five weeks in a row to voice their discontent with the judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Netanyahu faces a trial on corruption charges. While he denies any wrongdoing, his opponents say the reforms are personally motivated.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge.

The top diplomat's visit comes amid heightened tensions after Israeli soldiers sealed off the family home Sunday of a 21-year-old Palestinian, Khayri Alqam, who killed seven people near a synagogue in east Jerusalem on Friday.

Israeli authorities have sealed off the family home of a 21-year-old Palestinian who killed seven people, a move that critics denounce as collective punishment.

Israel’s government says a power imbalance has given judges and legal advisers too much sway over law-making and governance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to press on with the changes despite the opposition.

More unrest in Jerusalem after a Palestinian teenager opened fire near the historic city on Saturday morning.

A gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said.

Rockets were fired by Gaza militants overnight as tensions soared following an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank that killed nine Palestinians, including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman.

Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, during a raid in a flashpoint area of the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

Israel demonstrations: Protesters call for an end to ruling coalition amid plans to reform judiciary

President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reaffirms Washington's commitment to Israel as he becomes the first senior US official to visit the country since Benjamin Netanyahu began governing in coalition with the far-right.