A few weeks after Netanyahu's sixth government took office in Israel, massive demonstrations erupted against the right-wing judicial reform plan. The protest movement began to expand in the last week of March 2023, bringing nearly all facets of life to a standstill. It is evident from the general scene in Israel that the judicial reform plan aims to extend the settler, religious, and populist influence of the new right to other sectors within the deep state. This move is perceived as a profound and existential threat to Israel's democracy by many protesters. In this episode of Madar podcasts, Dr. Hassan Jabarin, director of the Legal Center for the Arab Minority Rights in Israel – Adalah, a lecturer at law schools, and a specialist in constitutional law, provides an in-depth analysis of the situation inside Israel. He explains who the opposing camps are, the real motives of the protesters, and the broader implications of the judicial reform plan.
