Tension grows in Israel. The riots in the busiest mosque in Jerusalem in the middle of Ramadan have raised the tone in the Middle East. However, according to experts, it could be an attempt to divert attention from Israeli domestic politics in the face of an unprecedented situation in the country.

for months, Israel is experiencing one of the political and social crises more reviews of his story. His judicial reform, which even ended with the dismissal of the Defense Minister, is a red line for the Israelis, who have staged numerous protests.

The journalist Teresa Araguren affirms that “the reform is a great attack against one of the pillars of democracy“. Among its novelties, the judicial reform would allow parliament to re-approve laws previously overthrown by the Supreme Court.

However, it is not the only reason for the protest. The current Netanyahu government is not convincing to a remarkable part of the population for its turn towards the extreme right. One of the facts that confirms this is that in recent months, it has radicalized its policy of settlements with the Palestinians increasingly cornered: “There is a trickle of deaths, every day there is one in any city in the north of the West Bank”, Araguren has indicated.

The political crisis in Israel is already the most critical in decades, so much so that Netanyahu has decided to postpone the approval of the controversial reform until the end of aprilalthough it does not seem to be enough to contain the protests.