Mid East – Page 1220 – Prologue Journal

Forty-two Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on refugee camps in 2023: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli attacks on refugee camps killed 42 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and al-Quds since the beginning of this year, a report says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/25/707689/Palestinins-killed-Israeli-attacks-refugee-camps

How Israel’s Supreme Court Might React to the Challenge to Its Power

New York Times The court could strike down the law passed on Monday that seeks to curb its power. Or it might narrowly interpret it. Or it might simply put off any decision. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/world/middleeast/israel-supreme-court-judicial-overhaul-netanyahu.html

Hezbollah leader: Israel on path toward collapse, fragmentation

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement says Israel is on its path toward collapse due to the far-right cabinet’s insistence on going ahead with the controversial “judicial overhaul plan.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/25/707680/Lebanon-Israel-Hezbollah-Nasrallah-judicial-overhaul

Netanyahu Scores Another Victory, but at What Price?

New York Times The Israeli prime minister has pushed through the first part of his judicial overhaul, but in doing so has deepened a rift in Israeli society and propelled the country into an uncertain new era. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-judiciary-analysis.html

Violent protests rock Israel as Knesset approves key part of Netanyahu’s ‘judicial overhaul’ plan

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Violent protests rock the occupied territories as the Knesset approves key part of Netanyahu’s controversial “judicial overhaul” plan. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/24/707677/Israel-Knesset-approves-Netanyahu-reforms-protests

Israeli Lawmakers Adopts Law Weakening Supreme Court

New York Times Complaining of an unaccountable judiciary, the far-right governing coalition, despite months of mass protests, voted to strip the court’s power to override “unreasonable” government actions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-judiciary-reasonableness-netanyahu.html

Protests in Israel Intensify After Vote on Judicial Limits

New York Times Outraged opponents of the government’s removal of some of the Supreme Court’s powers blocked roads around the country. Police responded on horseback and with water cannons. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-judicial-reform-protests.html

Lebanon’s Hezbollah sees Israel on path of ‘collapse’

Jerusalem Post Netanyahu said on Monday he hopes his religious-nationalist coalition will reach an agreement with the opposition on the contested judicial reform plan by the end of November. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752302

Extremist Danish group again desecrates Qur’an in affront to Muslim world

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Two members of an extremist Danish group desecrate a copy of the Qur’an in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/24/707657/Islam-extremist-Danish-group-Iraqi-embassy-Holy-Quran-Copenhagen

Iran claims to dismantle alleged Mossad-linked terror unit

Jerusalem Post The ministry claimed that the group was preparing to carry out “terrorist operations” in various Iranian cities throughout the past month. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752269