Netanyahu's Top Priorities in Pushing Reforms Through the Supreme Court

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Aria Derry of the Shah party has been twice convicted of crimes. The Supreme Court ruled in the past that she is not able to serve as a senior minister because of her criminal record. Netanyahu pledged to find every legal means of keeping Derry in public office, says Israel's chief rabbi.

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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