September 12

👉🏽 All 15 Supreme Court justices hearing Reasonableness today. Tens of thousands protested against the government Monday night.

👉🏽 Likud Justice Minister Yariv Levin, speaking against the court: “This is completely contrary to democracy.”

Religious Zionism Simcha Rothman: “The Knesset is allowed to enact any Basic Law it wants.”

Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit: “Democracy does not die all at once, but in small steps, one after the other.”

No answer anticipated from the court today, possibly not for several weeks.

👉🏽 71% polled want public transportation on shabbat; 78% want a Haredi military draft, 69% support eliminating yeshiva funding, and trust in the Supreme Court has dropped to 36%, per the Hiddush annual religion and state index for 2023 as reported in the Jerusalem Post.