The Israeli Ultra-Orthodox response to a recent Supreme Court decision requiring them to take part in mandatory military service has been to call for a bill that would not just subvert the decision, but not allow the Supreme Court to rule against it. This is a terrifying attack on the Israeli government's checks and balances, and one that we must speak up about. But there is also much more to this, and lessons that we can gain not just about Israeli politics, but about our own lives.