Netanyahu doesn’t care about anybody but himself – how sad for his life and eternal soul – Mark
Israel’s “King Bibi” has trouble in his palace.
With protesters camping outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house and Israelis being told to return to war, the prime minister is nevertheless going further than ever in a contentious quest to remove opponents and obstacles.
According to leading experts, the stakes are high.
They’re outraged, and have publicly said Israeli democracy has been backsliding under Netanyahu
Constitutional law professor Suzie Navot, from the Israel Democracy Institute, wrote: “The red flags could not be bigger — those keen on protecting the security and democracy of the state of Israel should heed the warning.”
Former chief justice, the highly respected Aharon Barak, told Israel’s channel 12 this week: “Israel is very close to civil war.”
Here are the six main battles the country’s longest-serving leader is fighting.
Sacking the head of the Israel Security Agency
Before now, no Israeli government had fired the director of Israel’s domestic spy agency.
Ronen Bar was one of the leaders of Israel’s negotiating team before being replaced in February by Netanyahu confidante Ron Dermer.
Netanyahu has since alleged Bar was blackmailing him and making “mafia-style criminal threats”.
The Shin Bet director had criticised Netanyahu’s dealings with public officials, saying his “expectation of personal loyalty, whose purpose contradicts the public interest, is a fundamentally flawed expectation”.
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