nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230331-152738-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230331s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230331-152738-0 doi eng 342 23 Gross, Aeyal Author aut The Battle Over the Populist Constitutional Coup in Israel - Spring of Hope or Winter of Despair? Gross, Aeyal Verfassungsblog 2023-03-31 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On the night of March 26, 2023, the battle over the constitutional overhaul planned by Israel’s Netanyahu government reached an apex moment. Much uncertainty lies ahead. What is clear is that a combination of massive protests, pressure by significant groups in Israeli society such as the tech industry and elite military reservists, and American pressure forced Netanyahu to suspend the legislative process. Whether this development will lead to the burial or the reemergence of the constitutional coup is yet to be seen. The road ahead is complicated, as rejection of the coalition’s plan, while seemingly a victory for the democracy movement, may also serve to feed the populist argument about elites. CC BY-SA 4.0 Basic Laws Israel Knesset Populism rule of law backsliding Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-battle-over-the-populist-constitutional-coup-in-israel/ raw object