
As the months pass, protests against judicial reform have become more extreme, raising concerns even from sympathizers, who wonder whether calls for “paralyzing the economy” or “an uncompromising struggle” will do their cause more harm than good.
Now, as the problem spills outside the state’s borders with protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his U.S. trip, critics say opponents of reform have crossed a red line, one that sabotages Israel on the international stage.