POLITICO Magazine asked for reflections on parallels between Trump and Netanyahu, and what Americans might learn from Israel's crisis. Read Prof. Avishai's input on the situation HERE!
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The government major will work with scholars at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington.
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On Sunday night, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a reserve major general whose mother had been a Polish refugee on the S.S. Exodus. His offense was patriotism.The night before, Gallant had appeared on prime-time national television, calling for a "dialogue" on the fate of the Israeli judiciary and a temporary "halt to the legislative process"that is, in effect, assaulting it."The growing rift in our society is penetrating the I.D.F.
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Nieman Lab reports that a study led by Prof. Nyhan finds that media retractions give news consumers a more accurate understanding of what the outlet has reported but, at the same time, decreases their trust in the reporting. Read more here!
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Mass demonstrations have swept through Israel since January 4, when Yariv Lenin, Israel's justice minister, announced proposed changes to the country's judiciary. If enacted, this so-called "Supreme Court override" bill would limit the Court's power, as well as the power of government legal counselors; in their place, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition would be granted a majority on the committee that appoints judges, thereby limiting the Supreme Court's ability to rule against the executive and strike down legislation.
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