Opening Knesset, Rivlin warns of government ‘coup’ against democracy

By Raoul Wootliff Speaking at the opening of the Knesset winter session, President Reuven Rivlin launched Monday a passionate defense of the judicial system and the media, saying government attempts to undermine them amount to a “coup” against the pillars of Israeli democracy. “The Knesset is the representative of the sovereign, the people of Israel, the…