Public faith in state institutions at all-time low, study shows
Public trust in state institutions has plummeted from 61 percent 10 years ago to 33 percent today, according to the 20th edition of the Israeli Democracy Index of the Israel Democracy Institute, which was presented this week to President Isaac Herzog. The report also showed, against the backdrop of government plans to reform the judiciary, that over a decade, a majority of Israelis support the Supreme Court having the authority to overturn laws passed by the Knesset if they are found to be contrary to the principles of democracy. Prof. Tamar Hermann, Academic Director of the Viterbi Family…
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