Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today While protests got Trump's attention when it came to releasing the hostages (mostly by appealing to his ego), there's little they can do to sway a government and a voting public who've already written off anyone concerned about anti-democratic actions as a traitor. All we can do now is voteShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLinda Dayan 08:35 PM • July 06 2026 IDT"Constitutional crisis," despite its alliteration, its consonance, and the sense of urgency the second word evokes, is a pretty boring phrase. It sounds like the sort of thing that happens in deadlocked senate chambers, too high and lofty to trickle down to the public. It sounds like the kind of thing you need a constitution to have.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFacing a Constitutional Crisis, Israelis Have One Option LeftAnissa Helou's New Book of Lebanese Recipes Spotlights Villages Scarred by WarShin Bet Chief Reconsiders Agency's Stance on Disqualified Kahanist PartyConstitutional Crisis? Why Israel's Government Just Openly Defied the High CourtIsrael Accuses Turkish FM of 'Clear Call for Genocide' After CNN InterviewRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIn His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank