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      Protesters demonstrate outside Israel's parliament

      Amid Massive Protests, Netanyahu Reportedly Agrees to Delay 'Judicial Coup' Bill

      "We are all joining hands to shut down the State of Israel," said the head of Israel's largest trade union federation. "The malls and the factories will close."

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 27, 2023

      Update:

      In the face of massive public backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly agreed to delay his proposed judicial overhaul legislation until at least early May as part of a deal with the far-right party of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

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      Israeli protesters block a road and hold national flags as they gather around a bonfire during a rally against the government's judicial reform in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023.​

      While Silent on Apartheid, Israelis Protest Netanyahu Firing Minister Who Urged Halt to Judicial Coup

      "This is all so inspiring—and at the same time, so dreadful to know that all these forces have been silent for so long on apartheid. Silent, or actively participating and profiting from it," said one Israeli journalist.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 26, 2023

      Decades into the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine, massive crowds flooded Israel's streets on Sunday for another round of demonstrations to "save a democracy that never existed," as one journalist recently put it.

      Sunday's protests were sparked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who a day earlier advocated for a one-month pause to an ongoing judicial overhaul "for the sake of Israel's security," given military reservists' concerns. Saturday also saw hundreds of thousands of Israelis join nationwide rallies, the 12th straight week of mass action against the looming changes.

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      A view over the village of Hawara, including a line of burned vehicles, after settlers riot and set houses and cars on fire in the village of Hawara

      'Watering Down' the Reality of Life Under Israeli Apartheid Is a Crime

      Ahistorical and impractical because half-truths, or watered-down truths, never lead to justice and never affect a lasting change.

      Ramzy Baroud
      Feb 27, 2023

      On February 20, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a ‘watered-down’ version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.”

      The intrigues that led to the scrapping of what was meant to be a binding resolution will be the subject of a future article. For now, however, I would like to reflect on the fact that the so-called international community’s relationship with the Palestinian struggle has always attempted to ‘water down’ a horrific reality.

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