Israeli politics
And accomplishes little on its own terms.
Perverse incentives.
A victory for the center-right, not the center-left.
The benefits of an imperfect solution.
Many right-wing voters care about other things far more than judicial reform.
History and identity underlie the fight over the judiciary.
Undermining the IDF and civil-military relations.
Reflections on Israel’s political crisis.
When protestors ate cholent in an Orthodox enclave.
Like its American counterpart, it affirms that fundamental freedoms are inseparable from our humanity.
And the pitfalls of overstating the “shared culture” of Jews and Arabs in the Middle East.
Israel’s court is abnormally powerful and has caused half the nation to lose faith in its government. Reform will help, as long as it doesn’t cause the other half to do the same.
“Government Night” ends with a question mark.
Why the international obsession with the country’s judicial reforms?