Crowds of protesters wave flags during a demonstration against the proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
What’s going on with Israel’s planned judicial reforms?
Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced a plan to weaken Israel’s Supreme Court by significantly limiting its power to review laws and strike them down, among other changes. What exactly is in the reforms and what is this crisis really about?