Protests and the Future of Democracy in Israel

<p>Almost immediately after taking power in December, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition in Isreal proposed a highly contentious overhaul of the Supreme Court.</p><p>The court has long been seen as a crucial check and lone backstop on the government, and the plan has divided Israeli society, kindling fears of political violence and even civil war.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/patrick-kingsley?smid=pc-thedaily">Patrick Kingsley</a>, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Protesters<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/world/middleeast/israel-judicial-protests-netanyahu.html"> restricted road access</a> to Israel’s main airport hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Italy.</li><li>Here’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/israeli-judicial-overhaul.html"> what to know</a> about the government’s proposals.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>