Opinion by Yuval Noah Harari: The Israeli government’s attempted Supreme Court overhaul is not a judicial reform, but more akin to an antidemocratic coup. I doubt I would stay in a place that lacks meaningful protection for minorities and free expression.
to be even more democratic than its critics. But this is based on a very narrow definition of democracy, focusing exclusively on electoral majority, and in effect equating democracy with unrestricted majority dictatorship.
When asked what would preclude such scenarios, protect minority rights and shield even the majority of citizens from governmental abuse of power, coalition members, in effect: “Our goodwill. Trust us.” This is a blood-curdling answer, familiar to the victims of every tyrant, mobster and abusive spouse in history. Dictators always say “trust us, we will protect you. But be careful not to lose our goodwill, yes? We don’t want anything bad to happen to you.
The threat is especially palpable because Israel is a very polarized society, and members of the ruling far-right coalition have often
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