Israelis gather in front of the Parliament in Jerusalem to demand the return of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and to protest against the judicial reforms carried out by the Netanyahu government, on March 26, 2025. (Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)
Is Israel on the verge of a civil war? "The biggest problem of Israeli society is the severe rift that exists between Israelis," said Aharon Barak, former Supreme Court President (1995-2006) and an iconic figure in the world of Israeli law, on March 20. "This rift only worsens, making me fear that it will end like a train that derails and falls into the void, in civil war."Barak is not the only one in the country to have sounded such alarms in recent days. Nearly a year and a half after Hamas' al-Aqsa Flood operation, a traumatic event for Israeli society and a massive security failure on the part of the government, it is clear that Israeli unity has eroded.For nearly two weeks now, tens of thousands of Israelis have protested almost daily against the government in demonstrations particularly directed against the...
Is Israel on the verge of a civil war? "The biggest problem of Israeli society is the severe rift that exists between Israelis," said Aharon Barak, former Supreme Court President (1995-2006) and an iconic figure in the world of Israeli law, on March 20. "This rift only worsens, making me fear that it will end like a train that derails and falls into the void, in civil war."Barak is not the only one in the country to have sounded such alarms in recent days. Nearly a year and a half after Hamas' al-Aqsa Flood operation, a traumatic event for Israeli society and a massive security failure on the part of the government, it is clear that Israeli unity has eroded.For nearly two weeks now, tens of thousands of Israelis have protested almost daily against the government in demonstrations particularly directed against...