Women Building an Alternative
Women Building an Alternative, also known as Bonot Alternativa, is an Israeli social activist organization that seeks to promote social equality, empower women and raise awareness of violence against women. The group was founded in 2020 by Moran Zer Katzenstein, who brought together business women, entrepreneurs, female CEOs, media women, social activists and heads of women's organizations.
Women Building an Alternative
Demonstrating against the judicial reform
2023 Israeli judicial reform protests
From January to October 2023, large-scale protests took place across Israel in response to the government's push for a wide-ranging judicial reform. The proposed package aimed to change the makeup of the Judicial Selection Committee so that control over the appointment of judges was effectively given to the government, prevent the Supreme Court of Israel from ruling on the validity of a Basic Law, defend the preference of the "considered constitutional" Basic Laws passed by the Knesset over the Supreme Court's interpretation of a Basic Law or nullification of a regular law; abolish the use of "unreasonableness" as grounds for review of administrative decisions, reclassify ministry legal advisers from independent authorities to politically selected counsel whose opinions are not binding, and allow ministers to reject the Attorney-General's advice in any matter. In July 2023, the Knesset passed the law to abolish the Supreme Court's ability to review government actions on grounds of reasonableness.
Protesters near Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv, 4 March 2023
Demonstration on Begin Road in Tel Aviv, 28 January 2023
Women Building an Alternative protesters against the 2023 judicial reform
Protesters marching along Begin boulevard, Tel Aviv, 1 March 2023