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A new proposal to change the composition of Israel's Judicial Selection Committee, unveiled Thursday by Ministers Yariv Levin and Gideon Sa'ar, has ignited fierce opposition from legal experts, civil society organizations, and opposition politicians. Critics argue that the proposed changes mark a significant step toward a political takeover of the judiciary and threaten the very foundations of Israeli democracy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement to the Israeli public on Saturday evening, explaining the recent cabinet approval for the hostage release deal. The statement came following a government meeting that reviewed the details of the deal, which has faced both support and opposition from within the coalition

Cybersecurity company Check Point has closed out 2024 with strong results, surpassing analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings. Under the leadership of CEO Nadav Tzafrir, Check Point reported fourth-quarter revenue of $704 million, a 6.5% increase year-over-year, and non-GAAP net income of $2.70 per share—outperforming the consensus estimates of $699 million in revenue and $2.65 per share in earnings

In a move that could have significant consequences for civil society organizations, the Israeli government has advanced a bill to impose an 80% tax on donations from foreign political entities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The bill, sponsored by MK Ariel Kellner, passed the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs and is set for a preliminary reading later this week, likely to be discussed in the Constitution Committee

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted last night (Thursday) in Bat Yam, where three bombs exploded in buses across two separate parking lots, but remarkably, there were no casualties. Multiple police forces rushed to the scenes to investigate and track down possible suspects. In a stroke of luck, a fourth bomb was discovered in a bus near Wolfson Hospital in Holon and successfully neutralized