Legal overhaul could jeopardize Israel’s security and ties with US, think tank warns

The government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary could undermine democracy and set Israel on a collision course with United States, potentially endangering crucial strategic ties with its greatest ally, a leading think tank warned Monday.

In an 86-page report, the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University also warned that the increasing polarization in the country could have a substantially detrimental impact on the country’s security.

The report noted that Israel continues to maintain a qualitative military edge over its regional rivals but expressed concern that this advantage could be undermined by the political turmoil.

The unrest could not only endanger Israel’s ties with the Biden administration, which has repeatedly expressed concern, bu also harm Israel’s security, said INSS director Tamir Hayman, a former Military Intelligence chief. READ MORE