Netanyahu has taken steps that are turning even people who have supported him against him. The first turning point was a step by one of his coalition partners, the national security minister in a Marbendvier far right extremist. A lot of people who have no problem with the content of the judicial reforms believe Netanyahu behaved in a dictatorial manner.
Far-right judicial reforms have inspired what might be the largest protests in the history of Israel. If adopted, the reforms could spell the end of democracy in the world’s only majority-Jewish country.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Matthew Collette, Victoria Chamberlin and Siona Petrous, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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