Weekly Prayer Points

At 3:45pm the Knesset passed the long-debated law to reduce the reach of the “reasonableness standard.” The vote occurred amidst severe turmoil amongst the lawmakers themselves in addition to the widespread protests outside the Knesset … Read More

The battle surrounding controversial changes to Israel’s judiciary continues to intensify as the countdown begins to a vote Monday evening and Israel’s president presents a last-ditch compromise proposal to Knesset party leaders. The day began … Read More

Sunday morning hundreds of thousands of Israelis across the country began the week in protest of the controversial judicial reform legislature, which could officially become law as early as Monday. This is the current status … Read More

Thousands of Israelis set out from Tel Aviv Tuesday night, headed for Jerusalem in protest of the pending judicial reform. They were last seen near the Israeli city of Modi’in and intend to reach the … Read More

Two influential sectors joined the protest movement officially on Wednesday, upping the ante for the judicial reform. Firstly, 161 high-ranking Air Force (IAF) reserve officers notified the IAF commander of their immediate cessation of reserve … Read More

For the second Tuesday in a row, tens of thousands gathered throughout Israel to protest the passage of a bill reducing the reach of the “reasonableness clause.” So far, police arrested 17 protesters. Additionally, a … Read More

A terrorist injured a father and two of his daughters in a shooting attack near the Israeli settlement of Tekoa outside Jerusalem. The man’s injuries were serious, but he is conscious and in stable condition, … Read More

Four Israeli Arab men were murdered yesterday (Wednesday) bringing the total number of Arab sector homicides this year to 120. The murder rate is already more than twice what it was last year and continues … Read More

Police arrested 73 protesters in demonstrations across Israel yesterday. Although over half of those arrested have now been released, the initial number, the highest yet in nearly 30 consecutive weeks of protests, shows their recent … Read More

Tuesday morning, protesters against the judicial reform blocked key junctions in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem by setting up tents on the highways. The protesters are clashing with police forces who have so far arrested … Read More