Fierce protests rock Israel for 37 weeks
Israelis are hitting the streets to protest their government's proposed judicial overhaul. 60 Minutes reports on Brothers and Sisters in Arms, a group of reservists who are leading these protests.
Israelis are hitting the streets to protest their government's proposed judicial overhaul. 60 Minutes reports on Brothers and Sisters in Arms, a group of reservists who are leading these protests.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's push to weaken the Supreme Court set off months of unrest, tearing Israel apart. Lesley Stahl reports why protestors call his plan a profound threat to democracy.
While an official turnout figure was not available, Israel's Channel 13 estimated more than 170,000 people turned out in the city.
The reaction to Israel's judicial overhaul has for months been loud, and at times chaotic, but that did not stop the country's right-wing government from approving the first phase of the plan Monday. The law limits the ability of Israel's Supreme Court to overturn government decisions, and public response has only intensified since Monday's vote. Steven Zipperstein, a professor in Jewish culture and history at Stanford University, joined CBS News to unpack the significance of the protests, and how they are affecting relations with the West.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government is pushing changes that many believe will fundamentally erode the country's democracy.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan has sparked protests across Israel. Washington Post foreign affairs reporter Miriam Berger joined CBS News to discuss the wider impacts of the new law approved Monday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial overhaul has sparked months of protests in Israel that continued Monday as part of the overhaul passed. The new law limits the power of Israel's Supreme Court to overturn government decisions. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is reports from Tel Aviv.
Months of protests came to a head Monday night in Israel, as the country's parliament voted through the first part of controversial reforms that will limit the powers of the Supreme Court. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "democratic step" to restore balance, but critics say it's doing the opposite, as Liz Palmer reports.
Israel's parliament has approved a major part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plan to reshape the country's judicial system. The decision does significant damage to the power of Israel's supreme court. Paul Adams, a diplomatic correspondent with the BBC, has the latest.
Members of the Israeli parliament have approved a major part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial reform plan that takes away much of the Israeli Supreme Court's power. Police are clashing with protesters outside the Knesset in an attempt to disperse crowds. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
Israel's parliament approved a law on Monday that will curb the power of the Supreme Court. It is the first of several proposed judicial reforms to be voted into law, despite months of protests from tens of thousands of Israelis who believe the overhaul threatens Israel's democracy. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got out of the hospital in time for the vote by lawmakers on the historic plan by his ultra-conservative government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalized again on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure. There were widespread protests ahead of the government's vote Monday on the first bill related to his contentious judicial reform plan.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's second hospitalization in days, this time for an emergency heart procedure, came as the longest-serving Israeli leader faces the worst domestic crisis of his tenure.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog sought to reassure lawmakers about the state of Israel's democracy and the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed Congress Wednesday as part of his visit to the U.S. He reassured American lawmakers that despite efforts to overhaul his country's judicial system, democracy remains strong in Israel. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday with relations between the U.S. and Israel seemingly at a crossroads over recent policy decisions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and comments by several Democratic lawmakers. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
A U.S. soldier is being detained in North Korea after officials said he crossed over into the country "willfully and without authorization." The soldier had been released from military detention and was being escorted out of South Korea, but he somehow joined a tour group after going through airport security. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on how the Biden administration is responding to the situation.
President Biden has been critical of some of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies.
President Biden on Tuesday met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House. Prior to the meeting, Mr. Biden announced he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit at a later time. Watch their remarks about the U.S.-Israel relationship.
In a phone call Monday, President Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later this year. White House officials stress nothing has changed and that they remain concerned about some of the "extremist" activities of Netanyahu's cabinet. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the latest news from the White House.
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The U.N. humanitarian agency says about 40 families are still displaced after Israel's raid and thousands are back in homes left "uninhabitable" by the assault.
Dozens of people were arrested as tens of thousands of demonstrators blockaded highways and gathered at the airport.
Protesters and police in Israel have clashed over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to limit the Supreme Court's power. At least 70 people have been arrested across the country. BBC Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman has a report from the airport in Jerusalem and CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more on Netanyahu's plan.
Former President Donald Trump's campaign sought to distance themselves from an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden before Trump spoke.
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During six undistinguished seasons in the major leagues, Bob Uecker never played an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers. But during his more than half-century as the team's play-by-play announcer, he has become a mascot for the game.
During six undistinguished seasons in the major leagues, Bob Uecker never played an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers. But during more than half a century as the team's play-by-play announcer, he has become a mascot for the game – and for the city of his birth. He talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Jon Wertheim about his love for baseball, and how it has manifested in his adjacent careers as actor, commercial pitchman, and TV talk show guest.
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Stevie Nicks became a superstar as lead singer and songwriter for the '70s band Fleetwood Mac, and a platinum-selling solo artist. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about composing her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something" following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. She also discusses the loss of her bandmate Christine McVie in 2022, and how she continues to pay tribute to her.
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NASA says three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility for additional evaluation after splashing down to Earth Friday morning in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the mission.
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