Chaos is unfolding on the streets of Israel as protesters face off against riot police and water cannons. Millions of Israelis are expressing their anger and frustration at the right wing coalition government – led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – for a series of judicial reforms that they argue will dismantle the country’s liberal institutions and its ability to function as a thriving democracy.

On the Munk Dialogue, Yossi Klein Halevi discusses how we got to this point, and how can Israel emerge from the abyss.