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‘An Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis’

What Netanyahu’s assault on the Supreme Court means for Israel.

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The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going ahead with legislation designed to weaken the country’s Supreme Court, a move that analysts are warning could lead to an erosion of democracy and a dramatic constitutional crisis.

Dan Ephron is the executive editor for podcasts at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @danephron

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