Hundreds at Tel Aviv march, 5,000 attend rally in Haifa, as main organizers cancel events in center and south of country on fifth day of conflict with Islamic Jihad

Canadian author speaks about judicial reform, Handmaid's Tale and dystopias at Jerusalem Writers Festival event

Organizers call on opposition to end participation in compromise talks, calling them a 'plot' by Netanyahu to stall for time; negotiations said deadlocked over selection of judges

Proposal's backers hold Moroccan-style party in response to his claims he couldn't find Mizrahi candidate to sit on bench; government's opponents rally in support of retired judge

National Unity chief offers himself as alternative, charges security cabinet members don't 'understand anything'

Likud minister says he's 'sure' Pedro Sanchez didn't mean to interfere in internal affairs, accuses protesters of trying to 'harm our international standing'

With much at stake for Diaspora Jews in the proposed judicial overhaul, Jewish Federations of North America leaders welcome protests, and a pluralism of opinions, at their confab

Economy minister says he was accosted outside restaurant; anti-overhaul demonstrators deny claim of violence, protest outside police station

With Federation General Assembly set to kick off, groups gather at airport and hotels to explain why Diaspora Jews have a stake in thwarting the government's proposed changes

Comptroller Shai Galili makes comments as Pinchas Idan faces sanctions for actions against judicial overhaul effort, decries 'selective enforcement'