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Israeli Government Pushes Through Divisive Laws Before Election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed a series of laws undermining legal oversight of the government, benefiting allied media outlets and aiming to shore up ultra-Orthodox political support.

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Protesters against a law banning prosecution of ultra-Orthodox men for evading conscription, in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Israel’s Government Threatens to Ignore a Top Court Ruling

A resolution by the country’s cabinet escalated a long-running conflict between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s judiciary. A senior government official later walked that back.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a public event on Sunday with his wife, Sara.
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