The Reform of Israel’s Judiciary Is an Urgent, and Trans-Partisan, Issue
It is not, as some have claimed, “an attempt to place Netanyahu above the law.”
November 4, 2022
The Reform of Israel’s Judiciary Is an Urgent, and Trans-Partisan, Issue
It is not, as some have claimed, “an attempt to place Netanyahu above the law.”
Now that the votes have been tallied, it seems almost certain that the next Israeli prime minister will be Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a coalition of rightwing and religious parties. A key item on the platform of several members of this prospective coalition is reform of the judiciary, which has enormous power that it has largely granted to itself. Aylana Meisel-Diament and Yonatan Green explain what is at stake:
November 4, 2022
Israel Has Crushed One Terrorist Group, but Attacks Are Unlikely to Stop
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For too long, Washington has underestimated its leverage.
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