How Civil Society Saved Israel’s Democracy and, most likely, Destroyed it:
This essay is based on a talk I delivered at the University of Chicago in February 2024, at the invitation of Ken Moss and Na'ama Rokem. Naturally, the events of the past few months have compelled me to revise the text, especially the conclusion. The references in this essay primarily link to newspaper reports, most of which are in Hebrew. More thorough academic studies on this period have yet to be written.
1. Abandoned by the State