After his <a href="/president-isaac-herzogs-appeal-to-compromise-on-reform-of-the-judicial-system/"February 2023 speech</a> urging compromise on the <a href="/a-review-of-the-four-elements-of-the-planned-overhaul-of-israels-judiciary/">proposed judicial overhaul</a>, President Isaac Herzog, in the starkest of terms, says Israel is approaching the “abyss of a civil war” as opponents and proponents head toward a showdown. He characterizes the proposed overhaul as “wrong, oppressive, and undermines our democratic foundations.”
