Three men will decide if a compromise is reached in Jerusalem today. Benjamin Netanyahu, the man who dragged Israel into the most fateful internal crisis in its history, is not one of them

Prof. Kim Lane Scheppele's 'Autocratic Legalism' – which explains how modern-day tyrannies gradually weaken the gatekeepers – will buoy the battle for Israel's democracy

The Israeli public was deliberately misled about Netanyahu's medical condition not only by him and his staff, but by the hospital too, obscuring the truth about his heart

Liberals are now waking up to their years long passive consent given to the settlers, the ultra-Orthodox and the Kahanists, as Israel and its government, Netanyahu included, appear to be on the brink of collapse

The Knesset will hold the final votes on key legislation in the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul at noon. Pro-democracy Israelis block entrances to Knesset in Jerusalem in protest of the bill to significantly weaken the Israeli High Court's ability to enact judicial review

White House statement says 'major changes in a democracy to be enduring must have as broad a consensus as possible' after Israel passes hugely contentious law that aims to weaken the country's courts

At least one witness says the attack appeared clearly deliberate: 'He didn't stop for a moment'