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Campaign by embattled PM strikes at heart of Israeli democracy

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Published: 19 October 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Netanyahu wants to outlaw Breaking the Silence, although the Knesset’s legal adviser is providing resistance. The PM is also pursuing a law to give him immunity from corruption

The right-wing assault on Israeli democracy (Haaretz)
CHEMI SHALEV A plan to outlaw Breaking the Silence is part of a campaign that aims to erase the liberal democracy that Israel once aspired to be

Knesset legal adviser strikes down cabinet plan to probe rights groups’ funding (Times of Israel)
Eyal Yinon says move 'politically motivated' and therefore cannot be tackled by parliamentary inquiry committee

The Netanyahu government went off the rails this weekend (972)
In under 24 hours, Netanyahu and his cronies attacked left-wing NGOs, tried to shut down Israel’s public broadcaster, and started advancing a law that would give the prime minister immunity for corruption charges

AND SEE:
Netanyahu’s strategy of chaos (Al-Monitor)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mistakenly thought that by appointing his associates to key positions in the police and the judicial system, he could protect himself from investigations

Photo: Breaking the Silence protest against the occupation in Tel Aviv, 2016 (Haaretz)

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