Herzog beseeches sides to seize opportunity for 'formative constitutional moment' and not 'destroy country' by remaining on collision course; cabinet secretary swiftly downplays it

Political writer Tal Schneider on bills' advances and the president's role as compromise-pusher; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman looks at Saudi Arabia's agreement with Iran

Landmark Supreme Court ruling upholds decision allowing Israeli couples to wed in civil ceremony without leaving country, angering religious parties

Justices side with couple raising child, overturning lower court's decision to allow testing to go ahead; parents hail 'miracle' ruling

Plan will give politicians the power to appoint judges, block courts from reviewing almost all legislation and ministerial appointments; coalition wants to complete within a month

Taking questions from public, Yariv Levin says overhaul he is advancing will create a more diverse panel of judges, asserts Knesset will maintain minorities' rights

Bill radically restricts High Court's powers, barring it from reviewing any law that has a clause precluding it; for laws without clause, 15 unanimous judges needed to strike down

As the coalition moves to radically constrain the top court's capacity to thwart legislation and decisions it considers undemocratic, here's a look at some of its key interventions

Former members of elite units organizing 3-day demonstration, joining economists, students, lawyers and other groups who have voiced opposition to coalition's reform plans

Hayut may retire a year before term is up; Likud MK Gottlieb urges her to 'quit now already' in response to report, but judge's office denies comments