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Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup Is Back. Why Now, and Why Is It Worse Than Before?

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Justice Minister Yariv Levin has just decided to revive the Israeli government’s efforts to control appointment of judges and justices, threatening to take Israelis back to the turmoil of 2023 – but with an added, terrible twist

Amir Tibon

Amir Tibon

The crisis that erupted on October 7, 2023, is far from over. A hundred hostages are still being held by Hamas in Gaza, while Israel continues to fight a multifront war. But many Israelis woke up on Sunday morning to a sense of déjà vu, asking themselves if perhaps the country has gone back in time to October 6, 2023, and the tense political atmosphere we all experienced back then.

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