On a recent trip to Israel I saw many signs of the political conflict roiling the country: "Netanyahu is leading [the country] to civil war," "Democracy or revolt," "Don't throw democracy into the garbage," "Where were you when democracy died?", "We mustn't destroy everything we've built. We have to solve this together!", as well as signs that read "An end to the tyranny of the supreme court" and "A new generation is not afraid. Reform now!"
Ostensibly, the governing coalition's series of judicial reforms are technical--a few changes to the functioning of the supreme court, that's all. Large swathes of Israel's population understand that they are in the midst of a deeper debate about the nature and future of the state of Israel.
The coalition's program of overhaul or 'reform' of the composition, functioning, and authority of the supreme court are part of a proposed transformation of the country as a whole.
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