President Herzog Says Israel Facing Worst Crisis Since Founding

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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, has described the dispute over judicial reform as the “most serious internal crisis since the establishment of the state” 75 years ago. At the same time, in an interview with the Israeli news site ynet published on Monday, he expressed hope that the country could emerge stronger from the drama. Celebrations for Israel’s 75th anniversary begin on Tuesday evening but they will be overshadowed by the controversy over the government’s judicial reform plans, which opponents reject as a threat to democracy. “The judicial overhaul, things that happened around the for…

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