United Torah Judaism party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf says he was assured the contentious measure will become law; days ago, Netanyahu insisted it was dead

Columnist says Biden administration believes government is using judicial overhaul as cover for 'unprecedented radical behavior... that is undermining our shared interests'

But headline shared by PM goes further than actual story, which only relies on accounts from two relatives of two of the right-wing paper's reporters who had to sit in traffic

Netanyahu said to be determined to pass 'reasonableness' bill by end of the month but acknowledges that one thing that could prevent it would be security deterioration

Amos Hochstein reportedly discusses Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia with prime minister, as White House and hardline Israeli government remain at odds

Water cannons used to disperse protesters after bill passes first vote; education minister: 'We won’t give in to this terror'; labor leader says he may intervene

Beset by protesters, and encouraged by Netanyahu, coalition pushes through legislation to cut judicial oversight over elected officials by vote of 64 to 56

Baruch Shay says copy was sent to higher-ups, 'at first for approval, then for changes, and there were cases when stories were killed'; speaks of pressure by bosses to play ball

Far-right takes Netanyahu captive, tells him future of right-wing depends on passing 'reasonableness' law; anonymous minister voices misgivings about bashing of judicial officials

Only a government bent on doing the unreasonable would move to ensure that the justices cannot defend against it