| | Dear John,
I’m writing to you as Israel’s pro-democracy movement marks 17 consecutive weeks of unflagging, principled and powerful protests across the country, and as the Knesset reconvenes.
The Netanyahu government, which already wallows in infamy as the most far-right, theocratic and hyper-nationalist coalition ever seen in Israel, is sending out deliberately opaque and contradictory messages.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has officially frozen the progress of key legislation that would enfeeble Israel’s judiciary and democracy.
At the same time, his justice minister and a whole host of other coalition ministers have declared, publicly, their commitment to the passing of this legislation, immediately and in full.
That means we are only a procedural decision away from constitutional changes that would irrevocably change the face of Israel.
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We are on the ground, every day. We don’t rely on press releases, rumors, sycophancy or agitprop. As you know, we offer an unrivalled view, from news to comment, of this struggle for Israel’s future.
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Esther Solomon
Editor in chief, Haaretz English | | | |
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