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Israeli politics is once again reaching a fever pitch before a crucial vote related to the government’s controversial proposals to overhaul the judiciary. The Knesset will convene on Wednesday to elect two representatives to Israel’s judicial selection committee – the composition of which is at the heart of the now Two of the nine members of the panel, which appoints judges, are political appointments. Historically, one has been chosen by the government and one by the opposition. The opposition has put forward the centre-left Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharar as a candidate, but several hardliners in the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition have demanded that both positions are filled with their own representatives. Whether the status quo will be maintained is expected to indicate how much appetite Netanyahu has to push on with the bitterly contested judicial changes package. He has sent mixed signals over the overhaul’s future, but it remains a central goal for his far-right partners and some members of his Likud party: abandoning it could threaten his coalition. Netanyahu returned to office in late December at the head of the most rightwing government in Israeli history, and his justice minister soon announced the Critics counter that the measures will erase democratic norms, handing politicians too much power by allowing a simple majority in the Knesset to overrule almost all of the court’s decisions, and politicise the judiciary by adding more ...

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• • • • Israel is a sovereign nation that covers an area of about 20,770 sq. km in West Asia. As observed on the physical map of Israel above, despite its small size, the country has a highly varied topography. It can be divided into four distinct physiographic regions. The Mediterranean coastal plain: A fertile (and mostly flat) coastal plain fronts the Hills in central and northern Israel: Here, rolling hills dissect the country, including the central Samarian hills and the mountains and hills of Galilee in the north. Israel's highest point, Mt. Meron, which peaks at 3,963 ft. (1,208m) is located in the northern mountain region. It has been marked on the map by a yellow triangle. These mountains of this region end in an escarpment that overlooks the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley: The valley runs south to the Gulf of Aqaba along its southern border with Jordan. Negev Desert (part of the Sinai Desert) dominates the southern landscape. The Dead Sea is the lowest point (below sea level) on earth. The River Jordan is the most significant river, forming the natural border between Israel and Jordan. Lake Tiberias and the Jordan River comprises the main drainage system in Israel. Several other rivers also flow through the country. Districts of Israel Map Israel (officially, State of Israel) is divided into 6 administrative districts (mehozot, sing. mehoz). In alphabetical order these districts are: Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern and Tel Aviv. The distri...