The Workers Circle Responds to the Alarming Efforts to Undermine Democracy in Israel

June 22, 2023

The Workers Circle has been engaged in a comprehensive campaign to protect democracy and voting rights in the United States. As an organization rooted in Jewish culture and social and economic justice since our inception in 1900, we cannot remain silent about the alarming efforts to undermine democracy in Israel. We stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of Israelis protesting the government’s effort to weaken the judiciary. While Israel has a long way to go in advancing human rights fairly and fully to all, particularly to Palestinians and other marginalized communities, any such progress in this endeavor will be that much more challenging to achieve if the independence of the nation’s institution responsible for enforcing laws and protecting rights is compromised.