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  Always one of you in every thread.
context: He knows once he's out he'll be neck deep in shit, so he's planning on never leaving >
  
  Hopefully after Trump and Bolsonaro, Netanyahu will be the next right wing sociopath to fall. >
  
  Hope to squeeze Putin in there somewhere >
  
  And let's not forget Iran's leader aswell! >
  
  Including Duterte, ~~Jinping~~ Xi, ~~Jong-un~~ Kim, Orbán…
  The list goes on and on.
  Edit: Names. >
  
  With (North) Korean names they're still written with the family name first, so it should be 'Kim'. Same deal with Xi Jinping.
  South Korea is a bit mixed if they do family name first or last since they traditionally put it first but have "westernised" the transliterations. Same for Japan. >
  
  TIL. Thanks! >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 66%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court - a step that critics say will destroy the country's democratic system of checks and balances.
  The protest presents an early challenge to Netanyahu and his ultranationalist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has ordered police to take tough action if protesters block roads or display Palestinian flags.
  The legal changes could help Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, evade conviction, or even make his trial disappear entirely.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Israeli^#1 Netanyahu^#2 protest^#3 legal^#4 system^#5 >
  
  Autocrats everywhere have been emboldened and are making power moves. >
  
  But imagine trying to go full fascist in Israel. A lot of older, European Israeli’s have seen this happen before. The Palestinians have seen it coming for years because they face the brunt of the violence, but even the Israeli’s have noticed! That’s when you know it’s fucked. >
  
  If the President can weaken the Supreme Court like that doesnt it mean the system is already flawed in the first place? >
  
  Precisely - although its just not the prime minister (not president) himself, but his entire coalition in the parliament.  
  It stems from the fact that Israel doesn't have a formal constitution, with merely declaration of independence being the closest thing.  
  It worked for the past 75 years the country existed, because nobody was ever corrupt enough to challenge any of the governing and/or juridical systems - until now. >
  
  That’s a mistake bro. The system have be changed in 1994 with human dignity law that the back then Supreme Court decided that he can overrule laws that contradict with it. >
  
  Are Israel’s “checks and balances” the same as every western nation? Meaning, a glorified honor system that immediately disintegrates when politicians of no honor start doing whatever they want because they know no one and nothing can stop them? Can’t put that toothpaste back in the tube once squeezed. Be warned. >
  
  Constitutions are inherently “honors systems.” Effective ones create a lot of pressure on politicians and bureaucrats to follow the rules, but at any point people can rip it up—no constitution is a sacred document. 
  We should of course recognize when a constitution has generally been working effectively for all involved parties. >
  
  So add Netanyahu to the list of authoritarian leaders. Putin,Orban,Erdogan,Netanyahu..... >
  
  Give Bolsenaro and Trump credit for trying >
  
  This is Netanyahu’ track record. Is anyone really surprised? >
  
  BN has proven himself over decades to be a fascist.. There's no denying it... he's dangerous. >
  
  I never thought I would live to see a fascist state of Israel. Out of all nations on this planet. WHat a sick joke. >
  
  All the other countries in that area have a dictator or a monarch, so I guess they are going with peer pressure. >
  
  I disagree with this, although I'm Ashkenazi myself, most of my social group (including my husband) are mizrachi or mixed. The dividing lines are more along the  urban and "rural" (Israel doesn't really have rural, more just periphery) lines. Since, during founding years of Israel, the Ashkenazi ruling class sent mizrachi people to live in the periphery, more of the periphery is mizrachi, but if you look at a place like Ramat Gan, which is located in central Israel, still fairly well off economically, and lefty, but still has a large Iraqi population, you'll see that the fact that they're urban is more significant in their politics than the fact that they are mizrachi. >
  
  I'm sure this is also a valid lens, no single generalization is ever accurate. Would you agree that it matters how Likud explicitly built their popularity by championing Mizrahi causes? >
  
  Those who protest aren't those who voted for him. Israel is fascinatingly right wing. considering their history it is quite baffling. Fucking Netanyahu had 15 years in office and I don't see him leaving any time soon, as most Israelis seem to like him for some stupid reason. >
  
  I, for one, am shocked beyond belief that an ethnostate is becoming authoritarian. >
  
  Must've learned from all other Middle-eastern countries >
  
  Nothing will happen >
  
  They do have plenty of practice accusing Jewish critics (Israeli or otherwise) of being "self-hating Jews" and other labels that amount to calling them "race traitors". >
  
  We’re seeing the ultimate product of being a democracy that also seeks ethno-religious homogeny. The two are incongruent with each other, but “Jewish and Democratic” is what Israel officially defined itself from the beginning. Like John Kerry said, “Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both.” >
  
  Netanyahu is a pro-war, anti 2-state, self serving criminal.
  His election victory tells me a nasty truth that I've not wanted to see regarding the true motivations of a great number (but not all) of Israelis.  
  It's such a shame that this fascist mafia happens to be profoundly skilled at collecting Intel on the enemies of secular democracy, and weapons technology.   Why can't the good people also be good at making war. >
  
  Democratic beacon, you say? >
  
  Israel mirroring the Weimar Republic and it's swift downfall is beyond ironic and severely tragic. >
  
  Protests only work if 1) the government gives an eff about the public or 2)the protestors can manage to get enough numbers to basically shut down the country, even if they're killed. >
  
  
  even if they're killed
  
  this ain't iran >
  
  Lol these mf think everywhere in the middle east is as bad as iran >
  
  Trump not being in office delayed this but this was the clear direction they was going