Netanyahu's Government's Decision to Legislate Is Against the Will of the People

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There is a wider ideological issue for many parts of Netanyahu's coalition, both with it is only good party. There are far right and religious parties who resent the very idea of there being a liberal-minded Supreme Court which can hold the government to account. And they're the ones who are egging this on - even when Netanyahu has been prepared to perhaps back down or delay the votes.

A seemingly small change to the Supreme Court’s powers to adjudicate “reasonableness” represents a significant risk to the country’s democratic functioning—and 30 weeks of popular protest about it will continue. Our correspondent looks into why Vietnam’s schools produce such excellent students (09:54). And examining the debate on whether cryptocurrency trading conflicts with Islamic strictures (15:15).

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