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Israeli democracy at a crossroads

Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal tells Gideon why he believes Israel is on course for a full-blown constitutional crisis. The Netanyahu government’s plan to curtail the power of the judiciary, he says, will remove democratic checks and balances that are crucial for the survival of a liberal democracy. Opponents include business, the military and the country's intellectual elite, as well as many middle-class Israelis who will not accept the proposed changes.Clips: Anadolu Agency; NBC <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3b4b724d-6deb-49f4-a699-d70bb866cb20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protests by Israeli reservists raise stakes in battle over judicial changes</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3a882ba0-f53d-4c94-8a45-4cb2f37b7adc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Illiberal democracy comes to Israel</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/601801fe-c25b-4060-803d-dc8536dba9e3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US defence secretary cuts short trip to Israel ahead of mass protests</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c16f9d93-86aa-41e8-8446-199c6991409e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.