Why is it that some young people are drawn to rebels and riots?

“If only we had died in the land of Egypt by the hand of God, as we sat by the meat pots, as we ate bread to our satiation!”

Think tank head decries attack on freedom of speech by anti-reform activists claiming to be protecting Israeli democracy.

Meanwhile, more violence as anti-reform activists attack employees at right-wing think tank behind the judicial overhaul.

Meanwhile, ongoing anti-reform demonstrations marred by sporadic acts of violence; Orthodox Jewish couple brutally assaulted in Tel Aviv.

“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit for it.”

Top economic thinker slams “irresponsible self-fulfilling prophecy” that judicial reform will harm Israel’s economy, insists overhaul will ultimately lead to growth.

A false narrative about Netanyahu’s “judicial coup” may achieve its goal of toppling him. But more than that, the consequences for future governments and US-Israel relations are ominous.

In Israel, Supreme Court justices effectively appoint themselves and their successors. Reformers says that’s undemocratic.