Parallel and opposite struggles are playing out in Israel and America (in the Knesset of Jerusalem, and in the Supreme Court in Washington). Opposite in the sense that in Israel the Knesset is considering reducing the powers of the Court, while in the U.S. the Court is considering whether the President has overstepped the limits of his authority in terms of the separation of powers of our Constitution.
My perspective.
In the U.S. the Court has the legal and moral high ground. The President has exceeded his authority and illegitimately claim power of the purse reserved to Congress.
In Jerusalem: This is potentially much more transformative. It may greatly influence the character of Israeli law. On the one side the ruling coalition is disingenuous; on the other side the protestors are unprincipled.
The coalition is being driven by the agenda of the orthodox factions whose real objective is to extend the power of religious law. It is basically a step towards the establishment of a theocracy. The Haredim (right wing orthodox groups) do not recognize the supremacy of secular law where it conflicts with religious precepts, and would like to see all conflicts resolved in favor of the latter. The current legislative agenda is a smokescreen to hide this agenda behind the claim that what they want is simply judicial "reform" to limit the indefensibly unlimited power of the Court.
The protestors, perceive the real agenda, and want simply to derail the legislation in whatever way they can, including physically preventing legislators from getting to the Knesset. Their protest is, for the most part, not grounded in any fundamental principle of good governance, but simply in the adherence to vague components of what they perceive as "democracy".
The room for such an impasse arises because Israel lacks a firm recognized, written constitution (it need not be written, but, then, it needs strong recognized power of precedent). The Basic Laws are insufficient, and are insufficiently protected from alteration. Above all Israel needs a Constitution specifying strict separation of powers and a bill of rights addressing individual rights, including rights concerning religious freedom.
If, somehow, a move could be launched to establish a constitutional convection, subject to a ratifying referendum, neither the coalition nor the protestors would be able to avoid addressing the real issues at stake.
This will not happen now or soon, but clearly, no political party has a majority, and many in Likud likely have voters' regret over this. So, who knows?