The foundation of a democratic state is not merely its laws, but the shared, irrevocable commitment to the principle that no one—not the Prime Minister, not his cabinet, and certainly not the most powerful coalition in our history—is above the law. This week, we witnessed that foundation shudder under the weight of a cabinet that has decided to prioritize its political survival over the very rule of law that validates its existence.

A Calculated Assault on the Judiciary

When the government formally announced it would disregard a High Court of Justice ruling concerning the regulatory body for commercial broadcast media, it did more than just defy a judicial order. It signaled a terrifying transition: the moment when a governing body decides that “governance” means the unilateral authority to pick and choose which legal requirements it will honor.

The response from those who have spent their lives safeguarding our legal architecture was both swift and grave. In a rare and sobering joint statement, all living former presidents of the Supreme Court—Aharon Barak, Dorit Beinisch, Asher Grunis, Esther Hayut, and Uzi Vogelman—warned that this act of........

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