Israelis have turned against each other. Will the country hold together?
Letters to My Palestinian NeighborThe official ceremony marking Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers, the most solemn date on the civic calendar, is an occasion for the nation’s leaders to reaffirm their steadfastness against external threat. But at last year’s ceremony, then prime minister Naftali Bennett turned his attention to the threat within.
As the nation approaches its 75th anniversary this May, an ancient question is haunting Israelis: Can we hold together? Israelis march in Tel Aviv on Jan. 28 with flags, LGBTQ banners and slogans denouncing Mr. Netanyahu’s judicial policies.At the Tel Aviv protests, some held a vigil for victims of the previous day’s deadly synagogue attack in East Jerusalem. Israeli authorities, such as these soldiers patrolling Jerusalem on Jan. 30, have stepped up security measures.All of this is happening against the backdrop of escalating Palestinian-Israeli tensions. On Jan.
That the judicial overhaul is being initiated by a Prime Minister on trial for three counts of corruption is especially galling to the opposition, which points out that Mr. Netanyahu has embraced the very changes he rejected in the past in order to extricate himself from his legal troubles. Orthodox Jews pray over tombs at a cemetery on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. Ultra-Orthodox parties now figure prominently in Mr. Netanyahu's governing coalition.For the Netanyahu coalition, judicial overhaul is only part of the program. Along with redefining key elements of Israeli democracy, the government is planning profound changes in the state’s Jewish identity.
But previous governments, including those headed by Mr. Netanyahu, also upheld Israel’s identity as the state of the Jews.
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