For years, the courts ignored warnings against interfering in public disputes, even by senior jurists. The consequences are now catching up to them.

Israeli democracy is not in danger, except perhaps in the imagination of the election's sore losers. Our democratic character is strong and far more established than in most of the European countries in which you live.

Ironically, it was the opposition that created a storm over the appointment of Itamar Ben-Gvir as national security minister, which has by now spread throughout the globe.

Among those being honored are seven members of law enforcement, including a posthumous award to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the attack.

The attacks on Itamar Ben-Gvir's following his visit to the Temple Mount defy reason.