And as this is one of the first stories to greet me in today's news, I should note (as someone who wrote about Netanyahu's attacks on the Supreme Court all last year) that this isn't in the least surprising.

The only sad part is that it doesn't reflect *how hard* others fought to protect the SC from Knesset overreach.

US folks, take heed: whatever happens in Nov, there won't be participation trophies in the history books should the worst come about.

(Rooting for you.)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/global-index-israel-falls-out-of-liberal-democracy-category-for-first-time-in-over-50-years/