Who Is Shikma Bressler, the Face of Israel’s Protests?

The particle physicist was sitting at a cafe in Tel Aviv when a young waitress rushed over, gushing at her in admiration. An older couple, a husband and wife, at the next table looked over at her with tears in their eyes.

“You are our hope,” the wife said. Later, the physicist stopped to chat with the couple on her way out, and hugged the woman.

“She’s an honest, brave and genuine leader,” said the husband, Natan Sitner, a retiree. “She didn’t come to this out of personal…