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29: Yuval Noah Harari: Crisis and tragedy in Israel (Part 1)

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Anti-Democracy Vision in Israel

In Israel, there really is just one check on the power of the governing coalition. The only institution that can prevent this anti-democratic bill from becoming law is the Supreme Court. If the government succeeds in neutralizing the Supreme Court, it means there is no other check on its power. This is a deliberate policy of the government to incite hatred between different parts of the Israeli public. It's not impossible to imagine a civil war," he says.

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