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Ehud Barak: Why Netanyahu Will Fall

A former Israeli prime minister explains why he thinks people power will prevail.

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Israeli democracy is in peril.

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Twitter: @RaviReports

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