Israeli Democracy is Still Under Threat, Even if Netanyahu Has Hit the ‘Pause’ Button

The urgent threat to Israeli democracy that brought that entire country to a halt on Sunday is far from over. True, there is a lull. Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu was compelled to delay passage of legislation that would have dramatically weakened Israel’s Supreme Court because of opposition by hundreds of thousands of demonstrators — including military reservists and leaders of the high-tech sector. Add to that a historic general strike of unionized workers, and Bibi was forced to offer a month-long “dialogue” with opposition political leaders over his judicial plans until Israel’s …

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