The numbers and profile of people across Israeli society speaking out and taking action in the fight for Israel’s democratic future is unprecedented.
On this page we’ll be sharing information on the hundreds of thousands of Israelis – activists, citizens, lawyers, security officials, high-tech entrepreneurs, teachers, economists, mayors and many more – that we are in solidarity with as we all loudly and proudly CHOOSE DEMOCRACY.
Poll: Most Israelis believe government’s decision to expand the war politically motivated
By The Times Of Israel
A new poll shows a majority of Israelis believe the Israeli government’s push to escalate the war in Gaza is driven by political motives, and support ending the war and freeing the hostages.
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Israeli reservists speak out against Gaza war as pressure on Netanyahu grows
By Paul Adams, BBC
Public support for a ceasefire is growing and military reservists are rising in protest, demanding a shift in focus to saving the remaining hostages.
Members of leading British Jewish body condemn Israel’s latest actions in Gaza
By Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian
Dozens of deputies co-sign a letter criticising the Israeli government’s management of the war in Gaza, and call for lasting peace.
OPINION: As communal leaders and lawyers, we urge Israel to uphold judicial independence
By Vivian Wineman KFO and Henry Grunwald OBE KC
Two former presidents of the Board of Deputies, Vivian Wineman and Henry Grunwald, add their voices to mounting opposition against the policies of the new Israeli government.
‘Destructive, Degrading, Irrational’: Top U.K. Jewish Lawyer Anthony Julius Slams Netanyahu Gov’t Assault on Israel’s Judiciary
By Anthony Julius, Haaretz
‘Worst features of populist, anti-liberal democratic parties’: Lawyer for Princess Diana and Deborah Lipstadt tells Haaretz he ‘recoils’ from Netanyahu plan to weaken rule of law just as during the David Irving trial he was asked to ‘compromise’ on whether six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
King Bibi has done the impossible: united Israel against him
By Anshel Pfeffer, Jewish Chronicle
From Meretz MKs to fomer Likud ministers; all sides joined the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms
The extremists in the Israeli government are undermining Zionism
By Rabbi Lea Mühlstein, Arzenu UK, Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Liberal Judaism, Rabbi Kathleen de Magtige-Middleton, Movement for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon, New London Synagogue (Masorti Judaism), Jewish Chronicle
Rabbis from different denominations on how they’re standing against the new Israeli government
Protests and strikes in Israel as plans for judicial overhaul move forward
By Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum, The Guardian
Tens of thousands gather for rally and workers in several sectors strike over rightwing government’s proposals
Israel’s attorney-general warns Benjamin Netanyahu against judicial overhaul
By James Shotter, Financial Times
Gali Baharav-Miara says there is ‘reasonable concern’ of a conflict of interest over PM’s corruption trial.
Eyeing their community’s rightward shift, left-wing religious Jews form new movement
By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel
Grassroots group ‘Smol Emuni’ — literally the left-wing faithful — holds its first conference in Jerusalem, attracting hundreds of people from across the religious spectrum
The Jewish diaspora must speak out against Netanyahu’s reforms
By Mike Katz & Izzy Lenga, Jewish Chronicle
Jewish Labour officers argue that Netanyahu’s proposed reforms are of those who want to rig Israel’s political and judicial system to cling to power
By Giving Far Right a Stake in Israeli Education, Netanyahu Awakens a Sleeping Giant
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz
Throughout his career, whether as prime minister or in opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu has disregarded the Education Ministry. He’s now learning that local councils don’t share that indifference
Israelis stage giant protest against Netanyahu court reform
By Tom Bateman, BBC
An estimated 110,000 people have packed the streets of Tel Aviv, in one of Israel’s biggest anti-government protests in the past decade.
OPINION: Seeing theocrats and bigots enter government is an affront to our Jewish souls
By Sir Mick Davis, Jewish News
Sir Mick Davis, who voted in the recent Israeli election as a new citizen, urges the diaspora not to self-censor when it comes to opposing the country’s far-right government
Former Shin Bet Head Slams Judicial Overhaul, Calls to ‘Shut Down’ Israel
By Haaretz
In a new op-ed, Yuval Diskin calls for national strikes by secular Israelis who carry the county’s economy in response to the dramatic overhaul over the judiciary led by the Netanyahu government
Two Former Governors of the Israeli Central Bank Warn of Economic Consequences of Government’s Plans for the Judiciary
By Haaretz
Writing in a leading Israeli daily in response to plans to curb the court’s authority, Karnit Flug and Jacob Frenkel warned against a decrease in foreign investment and a lowering of Israel’s credit rating
Be prepared for the end of Israel as we know it
By Jonathan Freedland, Jewish Chronicle
If you call yourself pro-Israel, then defend it from those who are bent on burning it down
Israelis organise Rally for Democracy in London
By Lee Harpin, Jewish News
Saturday’s protests, to show opposition to the new Israeli government’s attempts to undermine the independence of the judiciary, will take place in 18 cities around the world
OPINION: Make no mistake about the country Israel’s new coalition wants to create
By David Davidi-Brown, Jewish News
David Davidi-Brown, chief executive of the New Israel Fund, on the fight for the soul of Israel, and why one of the gravest threats to the state’s future comes from within.
Open letter from 139 recipients of the Israel Defense Prize against changes to the courts
By Anshel Pfeffer
The protest against Netanyahu’s plans to eviscerate the Supreme Court coming from more unexpected quarters. Open letter from 139 recipients of the Israel Defense Prize, a quarter of whom cannot even use their real names, in an open letter tonight against the plan