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Israel’s democratic credentials face more tests ahead
Protests against Netanyahu’s attempt to neuter the judiciary are laudable, but not enough
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Protesters taking part in demonstrations in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023.
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Bobby Ghosh
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Israeli leaders like Mr Benjamin Netanyahu frequently trot out the specious claim that their country is the Middle East’s only democracy.
And for decades, American politicians have reflexively amplified that claim without examination. Some, like former president Barack Obama, have gone further, to laud Israel as the region’s only true democracy.
