Three months ago, Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a controversial plan to reform Israel’s judiciary — a plan met with increasingly fervent protest. When strikes threatened to shut down the country this past Monday, Netanyahu announced he’d pause the overhaul in order to “avert civil war.” But not everyone was thrilled with the rollback. Counter-protesters have begun massing in the streets, claiming the will of the people is being subverted. So who’s right? Did the protests save Israeli democracy, or subvert it? And did Netanyahu avert civil war… or unleash a new storm of controversy?
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