Diary of a Local Protestor: In the Streets (Country Roads) to Save Israel’s Democracy with Rabbi Amy Klein

Since coming into power following the November 2022 elections, Israel's extreme right government has prepared a blitz of legislation that will turn Israel into a dictatorship. A people’s protest has arisen to protect Israel's (imperfect) democracy. The movement involves demonstrations at 150 local intersections “from Gome to Eilat,” central demonstrations in Tel Aviv and other major Israeli cities, and protests abroad, together with special “shut-down” days and targeting of parliament members with the potential to switch sides. The government's announcement of a "pause" in legislation was merely a pretense of willingness to negotiate and primarily to stall in order to build public support for the legislation. The morning after the "pause," the coalition brought to the speaker of the parliament's desk a law that will grant it a majority on the committee that appoints supreme court and lower court judges. That single law is enough to set in motion the…