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On Tisha B’Av, by law, restaurants and places of entertainment are shut tonight. But several restaurants in Tel Aviv have announced that they will open business as usual as a sign of protest against the judicial reform legislation recently passed by the Knesset. We spoke with Prof. Jeffery Woolf, a professor in the Talmud department in Bar Ilan University,  about the extreme polarization afflictin...

IDF checking claims of rocket fire from Jenin. Minister Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount. Tamir Pardo says PM brought KKK into the government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the petitioners to the High court of justice against the reasonableness bill was the Movement for Quality Government in Israel. Advocate Michael Partem, the vice-chairman of the board of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, said that the High Court still has the power to nullify the law or send it back to the Knesset. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that it was clear the coaliti...

The Second PianoFestArad is set to take place at the end of the week in the Negev town of Arad. The eight day festival will features some of the hottest young pianists in the world as well as master workshops and competitive performances. We spoke with Dr. Michal Tal, a renowned international pianist and founder and artistic manager of the Pianofestarad about what to expect. (photo: courtesy)  See...

Former Bank of Israel governor Flug says Israeli economy is headed downward, Palestinian man reported killed in IDF West Bank arrest sweep, heat wave continues See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High Court of Justice to hear petitions to disqualify newly passed reasonableness legislation, Ultra Orthodox party submits bill to equate torah study with military service, Highway Six to be extended northward See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veteran Israeli-American journalist Dina Kraft has ghost written a book entitled  My Friend Anne Frank, together with Anne Frank’s best friend, Hannah Pick-Goslar. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dina Kraft about the book, which has already become a New York Times  bestseller. (Photo:Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beersheba District Court has upheld the lower court ruling allowing the state to deport 135  members of the Hebrew Israelite community, also known as the Black Hebrews. The community say they will appeal the decision. KANs Mark Weiss spoke with Ashriel Moore, spokesperson for the Hebrew Israelite community in Israel. (Photo;Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Knesset  has passed into law a Bill canceling the application of grounds  of reasonability. The controversial measure, the first part of the government's judicial overhaul package,   removes the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government actions it considers unreasonable.  Sixty-four MKs – all the coalition lawmakers- voted in favor of the law and zero voted against it as opposition law...

One of the large sectors of Israel’s society that is absent from the social demonstrations that have been sweeping the country for the past six month are Israel’s Bedouin community. A survey conducted by the Rifman Institute found that over 80% of Israel's Bedouin population is not well-versed in Israel’s proposed judicial reform, with only 6% of respondents saying they knew about the situation on...

What is happening in Israel has truly torn up society in an unprecedented way. Some, like Professor emeritus of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem Avraham Diskin, believe the social protests are misguided and have more to do with attempting to topple the government than opposing judicial reforms. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the schism in the country over the judicial re...

Prime Minister has pacemaker implanted, delays Cabinet meeting and trips to Turkey and Cypress, Knesset begins marathon debate over first judicial reform bill, tens of thousands march to Jerusalem in protest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had a quick two-day state visit to France this week and held three crucial meetings in Paris, one with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna, with the director of UNESCO and with Jewish leaders. Helping us decipher the foreign minister’s visit to France is Dr. Miriam Rosman, an historian and expert on Israel-French ties. (photo: MFA)  See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Israel and US agree to test entry policy for all US citizens here as step to full visa waiver for Israelis, Hezbullah releases close up footage of IDF chief of staff on Lebanon border, King of Morocco invites Premier Netanyahu to Morocco See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel has formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara. For Morocco it was a great diplomatic achievement. For Israel it was an obvious condition for warming the diplomatic ties with the Moroccan kingdom. The United Nations and a large part of the international community still don’t recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, but nevertheless Morocco want...

South Africa has water problems. Under the auspices of the South African government and in light of the existing difficulties in the country, KKL-JNF and the Water Authority are currently holding a conference regarding water desalination, water technologies, and water conservation in South Africa. Due to economic hardships and a lack of suitable technologies, the South African government has been...

Demonstrations against judicial reform spread with Day of National Resistance, Police arrest 20 protesters, Wage deal reached See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opposition present 28,000 objections to ctee discussing reasonability clause. PM condemns reservists threatening to refuse service .Former ISA agents and army docs threaten refusal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High-ranking legal officials in the security establishment said that they were concerned about the ramifications of the judicial overhaul and said that reducing the application of grounds of reasonability was liable to damage the legal defense enjoyed by IDF officers against criminal prosecution at The Hague. At present IDF soldiers are immune from prosecution thanks to a section that states that...

Military officials are worried about possible widespread refusal to serve if the government perseveres with its plans to pass legislation that would restrict the application of grounds of reasonability amid powerful popular protests.    Many IDF reservists have met with their units’ commanders in the past number of days to discuss the issue. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said in a conve...

Israeli seriously wounded in Tekoa junction shooting. PM released from Sheba hospital. Govt pushes ahead with scrapping  reasonability clause. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food, and feasts from the Middle Bronze Age through biblical times. That’s the theme of a new exhibition at the Israel Museum. It’s called Feasts and it examines how historical banquets were used by ancient rulers for fortify their reign or by others to consolidate whatever religion or ideology was prevalent at the times. It’s also no secret that culinary diplomacy was and still is widely popular....

The Israeli Arabs arguably might be the first to be adversely impacted if the reforms go through and yet, they have avoided any active or mass involvement and that is noteworthy. The INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies, an independent think tank affiliated with Tel Aviv University, looked into this and recently published a paper on the matter. One of its authors is Prof. Mohammed Wat...

UN patrolling frontier with Lebanon after IDF thwarted attempt by Hizbullah members to damage security fence, Defense Minister Gallant in strategic visit to Azerbaijan, police say they solved a 20-year-old murder case with new forensics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The coalition is pushing ahead with its controversial judicial overhaul despite Tuesday's nationwide Day of Disruption by opponents  who claim the move will undermine Israeli democracy. The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee convened on Wednesday to continue  preparing the grounds of reasonability bill for its second and third readings in the Knesset plenum.  Mordechai Kremnitzer is a...