Last-ditch efforts helmed by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to bring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and the Opposition to a compromise failed and the government went ahead with the overhaul amid an Opposition...
On Monday Israel's ceremonial president urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt a contentious overhaul of the judiciary.
The anniversary ceremony at the Fuerstenfeldbruck airfield outside Munich came days after an agreement ended a long dispute over compensation.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been facilitating talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government and the Opposition in an effort to come to a compromise over the proposed judicial overhaul.
Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, who has won the backing of 64 Members of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), has been assigned the task to form the next government, a statement from the Presidency said.
Israel's president Isaac Herzog urges the government to halt a contentious judicial overhaul, warning of threats to the country's security, economy and society, while tens of thousands of Israelis pour into the streets in...
