[ [link removed] ]Israel Democracy Protest Update: Click to Register for Zoom. 1pm
Eastern Tuesday July 18.

Friend,

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right allies this week took a major
step toward carrying out their “judicial overhaul.” Early Tuesday morning,
the Knesset passed its first vote to strip out the “reasonableness”
clause, undercutting the Supreme Court’s ability to review lawmakers’
controversial decisions.

The “reform” must pass two more readings before it becomes law – and the
coalition is determined to secure its final passage before the end of
July.

The dangers are clear: With a seriously weakened judiciary, Netanyahu’s
government will have a set path to dismiss the Prime Minister’s corruption
charges, undercut key rights and freedoms, and accelerate settlement
expansion and annexation in the West Bank.

Building on 27 weeks of protest, pro-democracy organizers responded by
declaring Tuesday a “Day of Disruption.” Tens of thousands marched across
Israel, swarmed Ben-Gurion Airport and blocked Ayalon highway, Tel Aviv’s
main artery. Police responded to civil resistance with intense dispersal
measures, including water cannons and charging cavalry.

[ [link removed] ]Join us on Tuesday for a J Stream briefing with leaders of the movement
that's mobilizing in defense of Israeli democracy – both in Israel and
here in the US. Mika Almog, an Israeli columnist and activist, and Offir
Gutelzon, co-founder of the Israeli-American-led protest group UnXeptable,
will speak with J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami.

[ [link removed] ]Israel Democracy Protest Update: Click to Register for Zoom. 1pm
Eastern Tuesday July 18.

With Israel’s President Herzog arriving in Washington next week for a
meeting with the White House and an address to Congress, the importance of
maintaining a shared commitment to democracy will be thrust into the
spotlight. As pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans, we know its
critical to stand in solidarity with the protest movement, and urge our
elected leaders to do the same.

Join us Tuesday, July 18 at 1pm Eastern for this urgent discussion about
the deepening judicial crisis, what comes next for the pro-democracy
movement, and what we in the US can and must be doing to challenge the
far-right’s disastrous agenda for Israel.

Thank you,

Logan Bayroff
Vice President of Communications, J Street


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