Fitch Ratings keeping close eye on judicial reform, to publish decision soon
"Fitch knows that Israel has a strong economy, but they want to see what will happen with the judicial issue," an official involved in the matter says.
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PM gets pacemaker in overnight hospitalization; foreign trips postponed
"A week ago I was fitted with a monitoring device. That device beeped this evening and said I must have a pacemaker and that I must do this already tonight," PM says in video released after midnight. Late-night cabinet vote deputizes Justice Minister Yariv Levin to assume powers while operation carried out.
Judicial reform could shake US-Israel bond to its core
The current crisis between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu erupted in full force in recent months and threatens to have the basis of this partnership unravel.
Judicial reform enters crunch time as protests pick up, more reservists join
Thousands demonstrate in capital after marching for days on main highway from Tel Aviv, many more protest across the country. Some 10,000 reservists from a variety of units announce they would no longer volunteer for reserve duty if asked, adding to the 1,000 or so reserve troops from the Israeli Air Force who sent a similar letter on Friday.
IDF assessing situation after over 1,000 air force reservists issue rare protest letter
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to Friday's letter in a tweet, saying that "refusing service was dangerous for the country".
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