In Israel, the majority has already shown time and again that undercutting equality can wreak havoc – equality is essential for our common future.
David Ben-Gurion warned against this from the outset – which is one of the main reasons why Israel never received a formal written constitution.
The sheer audacity of the judicial reform, and the aggressive way it was marketed, punched a hole in the fabric of Israeli national life, and through it, poured the boiling lava of identity discord.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Most citizens lack accountable and responsive representatives. Tens of thousands of citizens take to the streets weekly, yet the effect to date is only temporary.
The Media Line speaks to constitutional experts to explore lessons for Israel from the United Kingdom, which has operated for more than a millennium without a written constitution.
An oleh and retired South African High Court judge writes to the Kohelet Forum with concerns on Israeli judicial reform, and the forum responds.
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