Former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak and current President Yitzhak Amit have issued strong warnings to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the government's judicial overhaul returns to the public agenda. At a conference in Haifa, Barak delivered a scathing critique, stating that Israelis have become 'subjects, not citizens', and expressing deep concern over the state of democracy in the country. Barak's remarks come amid Netanyahu's formal clemency request and ongoing debates about the future of the judiciary. Both leaders emphasized the urgent need to protect democratic institutions from what they described as significant threats.