What’s Behind Israel’s Unprecedented Protests with Edo Konrad
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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The Separation of Religious and Secular Israelis
A large part of what's animating these protests is the division between the religious and secular Israelis. The government is basically saying, okay, we're going to pause this legislation,. And we're going into negotiations over these reforms with leaders of the opposition. Now, I mean, they're just buying time. Benjamin Netanyahu needs these reforms. He needs the defanging of the Israeli judicial system because he is facing potential jail time for pretty severe corruption charges.
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