Netanyahu’s right wing extremists
Israel’s new right-wing government is even more extreme than protests would have you think – VOX
“Netanyahu’s coalition is full of incendiary characters hailing from Israel’s far-right and haredi Orthodox wings — including multiple fringe figures who until recently had been shunned by the country’s political mainstream, but who the incoming prime minister needs on his team in order to hold a governing majority (and attempt to dodge his own corruption charges).” – JTC
Who’s the most extreme? Judge for yourself with this relationship map.
Weaken the country’s democracy and separation of powers
Netanyahu’s newly sworn-in governing coalition brought out 80,000 protesters in Tel Aviv. The protesters were largely focused on the government’s proposals to overhaul the judicial system, which could weaken the country’s democracy and separation of powers. But the effects of the policies on the 1.6 million Palestinian citizens of Israel and the 5.2 million Palestinians living in the occupied territories will be catastrophic, building upon years of policies that Israeli human rights organizations say constitute crimes against humanity.
De facto annexation of the occupied West Bank
Human rights defenders and experts in Israeli politics emphasized that this government is not a departure from previous ones — indeed, it’s Netanyahu’s sixth time leading the country. Rather, it’s a culmination of Israeli politics drifting farther and farther to the right, and decades longer of policies that amount to de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank, and policies of Jewish supremacy. What’s different now, however, is how clearly these ideas are stated in the new government’s coalition guidelines and by prominent ministers about the fundamentals of how the country runs. – VOX
TakeAway: Hold politicians who betray public trust to stay out of jail, accountable for the harm they cause.
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