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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday suspended a controversial judicial overhaul plan that has sharply divided the country, a move that appeared to calm tensions after antigovernment protests and strikes rocked the nation. The announcement was welcomed by opposition leaders, who said they were ready to negotiate, and the country’s largest labor union called off a nationwide strike that grounded flights, closed banks, government offices and left hospitals working with skeleton crews.

☆ Israel’s Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister as Pressure Against Judicial Overhaul Mounts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, as he attempts to rein in growing dissent within his own party over a judicial overhaul that has divided the country. The decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant came one day after the minister, who is a member of Mr. Netanyahu’s own Likud party, said the judicial overhaul should be delayed because protests over the proposals within the military had become a grave threat to the country.

☆ Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure as Judicial Overhaul Barrels Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This week could be one of the most fateful for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , facing deepening dissent within his own party over a judicial overhaul that has divided the country, is caught in a difficult balancing act as he tries to preserve his governing coalition. The Israeli Parliament, or Knesset, is set to vote as early as this week on legislation that would give the government an automatic majority on the panel that chooses judges, although some appointments would still require compromise.

☆ These elite dividend stocks have raised their payments for over 60 consecutive years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Through recessions and economic booms, over decades of market volatility, only eight companies in the S & P 500 have hiked their annual dividends year-in and year-out for at least 60 years. It pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share, and currently has a dividend yield of 3.07%, while the S & P 500's average dividend yield is 1.65%. Manufacturing company Stanley Black & Decker and food and beverage giant PepsiCo have raised their annual dividends for more than 50 years. ExxonMobil and Chevron have hiked their annual dividends for 40 and 36 years, respectively. Based on the current dividend rate, with no additional increases or decreases, Silverblatt expects cash payments for 2023 to increase 3.9% over 2022.

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☆ A conservative commentator who sexually harassed AOC is suing her for blocking him on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The lawsuit also provides a screenshot from Stein's account showing that he was blocked. Stein's lawyer requests that he immediately be unblocked from the @AOC Twitter account, Ocasio-Cortez' personal account, which the suit describes as her de facto "official" account. "Mr. Stein desires to engage in political discussions in the robust public forum that is Ms. Cortez's huge Twitter account," Stein's lawyer wrote. Following the harassment from Stein, Ocasio-Cortez called the incident "deeply disgusting" and said Stein was "seeking extremist fame." However, she said in 2019 that she would not stop blocking people on her personal @AOC account and she stood by her decision.

President Biden in a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year. Saudi Arabia is asking the U.S. to provide security guarantees and help to develop its civilian nuclear program as Washington tries to broker diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Israel, people involved in discussions between the two countries said. Striking a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia has become a priority for President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid a looming confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program and military aid to Russia during the Ukraine war. The Biden administration is deeply involved in the complex negotiations, the people said, and any deal would reshape the Middle East’s political landscape.

☆ Israeli Military Officers Threaten to Refuse to Serve if Judicial Overhaul Passes
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters demonstrate against the Israeli government’s judicial plan. JERUSALEM—Dissent is growing inside Israel’s military over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s planned judicial overhaul, with the defense establishment warning that the proposal threatens to undermine morale and erode the country’s military capabilities. Hundreds of senior officers, including from the military-intelligence branch, ground forces and air force, have signed letters saying they would refuse to show up for reserve duty if the judicial overhaul passes. The threats from reserve officers—who are essential to the tiny country’s ability to wage wars—have further heightened tensions around the proposed legislation.

☆ Comedian sues Ocasio-Cortez for blocking him on Twitter after he catcalled her outside U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. A political provocateur sued Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday for blocking him on Twitter after he heckled her outside the U.S. Capitol, shouting crude remarks about her body and her position on abortion. Look at that booty on AOC," he catcalled to Ocasio-Cortez. Hot, hot, hot like a tamale." The appeals court said Trump was acting in his official presidential capacity when he blocked those people.

HUWARA, West Bank—The smell of burning tires hung in the air as father of four Ziad Dmeidi on Wednesday surveyed the damage to his home which was set ablaze by a group of Jewish settlers that stormed this small West Bank town last weekend. “We’re just glad to be alive,” he said. The attack by the settlers—which left one Palestinian dead and 390 injured, according to Palestinian health officials—was part of an escalating wave of tit-for-tat violence in the West Bank as a new, right-wing Israeli government moves to expand Israeli settlements and continue a prolonged counterterrorism campaign that began last spring.

☆ U.S.-Israeli Dual National Killed by Palestinian Gunmen in West Bank Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TEL AVIV—A U.S.-Israeli dual national was killed Monday in what Israeli authorities said was a terrorist attack by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank, the latest incident in an extended wave of deadly violence. Israel’s military said that Palestinian gunmen arrived in a vehicle at a junction near the city of Jericho, fired at an Israeli vehicle and fatally injured the victim, whose name hasn’t been released. They then drove on and fired at two more Israeli vehicles without injuring anyone else, before setting their vehicle alight and fleeing from Israeli forces.

☆ Summit Held in Jordan to Cool Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Before Ramadan
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TEL AVIV—Jordan on Sunday hosted a rare meeting of top security officials, including from the U.S., Israel and the Palestinian Authority, in a bid to cool down the escalating conflict in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. The multilateral meeting was held in Jordan’s southern coastal city of Aqaba, and also included Egyptian officials, bringing a higher level of diplomacy to stem spiraling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in late March. Regional officials have warned that Ramadan could be a flashpoint for new violence, as it has been in the past.

☆ Israel, Palestinian Authority Pledge to Reduce West Bank Violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Security forces were deployed Sunday after a shooting attack in the Palestinian town of Huwara in the West Bank. TEL AVIV—Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged Sunday to reduce the escalating violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem, but the fatal shooting of two Israeli settlers and subsequent riots in Palestinian villages underscored how tensions are spiraling. Israelis and Palestinians issued a joint statement after a rare meeting with U.S., Jordanian and Egyptian officials hosted in Jordan’s southern coastal city of Aqaba. The summit brought high-level diplomacy to efforts to stem spiraling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in late March. Regional officials have warned that Ramadan could be a flashpoint for new violence, as it has been in the past.

☆ Israel’s Tech Industry Rebels Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the judicial overhaul will remove “superfluous legal processes” that stunt economic growth. TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is clashing with the country’s powerful technology industry over a plan to overhaul the judiciary that companies fear will lead to a rollback of civil rights and an unchecked rightward political turn that will scare away investment and talent. Tech executives and employees have joined tens of thousands of other largely secular Israelis protesting legislation Mr. Netanyahu began advancing this week that would allow a simple parliamentary majority to override Israel’s Supreme Court, limit its jurisdiction and give ruling coalitions the power to appoint judges. Some tech companies say they are moving cash out of Israel and incorporating new businesses elsewhere as protective measures in the event that the laws cause an economic downturn.

☆ At Least 10 Palestinians Dead in Shootout Between Israeli Forces and Militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Palestinians carry the body of a man killed during a shootout in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. TEL AVIV—At least 10 Palestinians were killed during a shootout between Israeli forces and militants in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to Palestinian health officials, as violence escalated in the territory despite international efforts to ease tensions. Among those who died during the daytime Israeli raid in Nablus’s bustling center included a 72-year-old man and other civilian bystanders, said Mahdi Akoub, a local leader. At least another six Palestinians were seriously injured during the firefight, and over 100 wounded in total, many by gunfire, the Palestinian health ministry said.

☆ At Least 11 Palestinians Dead in Shootout Between Israeli Forces and Militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Palestinians carry the body of a man killed during a shootout in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. TEL AVIV—At least 11 Palestinians were killed during a shootout between Israeli forces and militants in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to Palestinian health officials, as violence escalated in the territory despite international efforts to ease tensions. Among those who died during the daytime Israeli raid in Nablus’s bustling center included a 72-year-old man and other civilian bystanders, said Mahdi Akoub, a local leader. At least another six Palestinians were seriously injured during the firefight, and over 100 wounded in total, many by gunfire, the Palestinian health ministry said.

☆ Israeli Parliament Begins Voting on Judicial Overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Dov Lieber | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused demonstrators who oppose a judiciary overhaul he favors of ’trampling on democracy.’JERUSALEM—The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed ahead Monday with voting on an overhaul of Israel’s judicial system that has bitterly divided the country, despite calls from the U.S. to delay the process and build consensus. Lawmakers began voting Monday night on the first reading of two bills that will grant Israel’s ruling coalition effective control over the appointment of judges and ban judicial review over laws that have quasi-constitutional power, known as Basic Laws. The bills will still need to pass two more rounds of voting before becoming law, a process that could take weeks or months.

☆ Israeli President Appeals for Changes to Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Michael Amon | Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s job is largely ceremonial, but his words can carry weight in a deeply divided country. TEL AVIV—Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay making changes to the judicial system and appealed for a compromise with opponents who say the plans threaten the country’s democracy. Mr. Netanyahu’s recently sworn-in government is advancing plans that would give the ruling coalition control over appointing judges and allow a simple majority of lawmakers to override decisions by the country’s Supreme Court. The plan would also limit which cases the court can hear.

☆ Israeli Military Kills Five Militants Near Jericho as Violence Spreads
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The site where a raid by Israeli forces on suspected Palestinian militants took place near Jericho in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Tel Aviv—Israeli forces said they killed five Palestinian militants during an operation targeting Hamas members in the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp near Jericho, the second such deadly raid in little over a week as violence escalates in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s military said it raided the camp to arrest two Palestinian suspects who last month attempted to carry out a shooting attack at a nearby restaurant frequented by Jewish Israelis, but their weapons malfunctioned and they fled. Israel’s military said they were hiding out in the refugee camp with the help of family and locals, and had continued to declare their intentions to carry out an attack.

☆ Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against justice reform plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms to reduce powers of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, Israel February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunJERUSALEM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Israelis braved heavy rain on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government that critics say threaten democratic checks on ministers by the courts. "I'm here tonight protesting against the transition of Israel from a democracy to an autocracy," Dov Levenglick, 48, a software engineer told Reuters in Tel Aviv. Opposition leader Yair Lapid joined demonstrations in the coastal city of Haifa, where he said protesters "came to save their country, and we came to protest with them." Reporting by Emily Rose Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Israel and Sudan Agree to Revive Peace Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met the president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday. TEL AVIV—Israel and Sudan agreed to sign a peace agreement later this year, after earlier attempts by the African nation to normalize relations with Israel failed, Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visited the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday, where he met with the president of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and other senior Sudanese officials, his office said in a statement. With U.S. mediation, the two sides agreed to the terms of a peace deal and planned to hold a signing ceremony in Washington in a few month’s time, after Sudan establishes a civilian government, the Israeli statement said.

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Wednesday: Fed Day, AMD, Snap signal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Fed Day: The central bank is expected to raise the interest rates by a quarter-point to the range of 4.50% to 4.75%. UBS downgrades Snap (SNAP) to hold from buy with an unchanged price target of $10, and says business is really soft. Club stock Humana (HUM) topped earnings estimates Wednesday morning with revenue in line, great guide. In its quarterly report Wednesday, the exercise equipment said subscription revenue better than hardware sales, noted significant outperformance for connected fitness. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

An Israeli drone strike inside Iran hit an advanced weapons-production facility in an attack that Israel believes achieved its goals, according to people familiar with discussions about the operation. The operation early Sunday morning was executed by Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad, and targeted a Ministry of Defense site in Isfahan in central Iran, hitting a building in four different areas with precision strikes, the people said. Satellite photos showed what appeared to be minor damage to the site’s roof, but the people called the mission successful, without elaborating.

JENIN, West Bank—A recent spiral of violence between Israel and the Palestinians is worsening after two gun attacks in Jerusalem and a wave of Israeli raids in the West Bank. The deteriorating situation has raised concern among world leaders and poses the first major security test for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s new right-wing and religiously conservative government, which came to power last year amid an aggressive military campaign to weed out militants in the occupied West Bank. Since then, near-daily raids by Israeli security forces have led to a rising Palestinian death toll. A spate of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel threatens to cause further instability ahead of a Monday visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken , the latest in a series of U.S. officials to head to Jerusalem in recent days.

☆ Palestinian Teenager Wounds Two in Jerusalem a Day After Shooting Outside Synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

JERUSALEM—A 13-year-old Palestinian shot and injured two people in Jerusalem, Israeli police said, in what authorities described as another act of terrorism in the city a day after a Palestinian gunman killed seven outside a synagogue. Saturday’s shooting occurred around 10:40 a.m. near the City of David, a Jewish area of East Jerusalem located just outside the Old City walls. Police said the shooter arrived on foot and opened fire just as a group of people were passing by. Some in the group were carrying licensed weapons and immediately returned fire, incapacitating the teenager.

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