Israel doesn't have a constitution, it's a unicameral, proportional representation or elected parliament. The way that parliament is made gives a lot of power to small special interests and often quite radical parties. So the Supreme Court has in many cases ruled that government decisions are unconstitutional.
Israel’s right-wing coalition government has the country’s supreme court in its sights. Their proposal to effectively subjugate its independence to the legislature has sparked protests and stirred concern for the country’s democracy. Our correspondent reports from a newly reopened Shanghai. And how gas stoves became the latest battleground in America’s endless culture wars.
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