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Simcha Rothman: Is Israel plunging into chaos?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Simcha Rothman, a key architect of the Netanyahu government’s controversial legal reforms. Critics say the plans threaten Israel’s democracy.
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, a key architect of the Netanyahu government’s controversial legal reforms aimed at radically overhauling the country’s judicial system. Critics say the plans threaten Israel’s democracy. This, alongside the rising violence in the occupied West Bank, raises questions about the strategic direction of Netanyahu’s ultra-nationalist government. Is Israel plunging into chaos?
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