Israel strikes down judicial overhaul

The polarizing legislation, initially passed in July, was rejected as incompatible with democracy Israel’s Supreme Court struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform legislation on Monday, canceling a measure that had limited the court’s power to challenge the government’s actions.

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The untouchable ally: US government lets Israel off the hook in the case of Palestinian-American journalist’s death

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Turkey clarifies position on new NATO members

Ankara says it’s “not closing the door” to the countries, but concerns about “terrorism” must be addressed Turkey is not seeking to outright shoot down the accession of Sweden and Finland to the US-led NATO bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top adviser Ibrahim Kalin told Reuters on Saturday. Nonetheless, Ankara’s concerns about organizations it deems…

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