Dan Illouz, a new member of Israel's Knesset representing Likud, disagrees with claims that Israeli democracy is under attack amidst ongoing efforts to reform the power of Israeli courts, leading to street protests and concerns from Jewish groups.

Erez Bitton, a Mizrahi poet and social worker in Israel, encountered Zohra el-Fassiya, a Moroccan Jewish singer, in the 1960s, which inspired him to start writing poetry that reflected the experiences of Mizrahi Jews from North Africa and the Middle East who felt marginalized in Israeli society.