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Israel's government legal but not legitimate, says former PM Ehud Barak
Israel's government legal but not legitimate, says former PM Ehud Barak | GZERO World
May 10, 2023
Is Israel's democracy in danger? On GZERO World, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak sits down with Ian Bremmer to discuss what Barak thinks is the hidden agenda of the current government's judicial overhaul.
For Barak, the proposed reform process is really a power grab because it would undermine the very institutions that Israel stands for. He also accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using a "clever tactic" to hide his true motivations.
Despite being a legal government, Barak describes the ruling coalition as "illegitimate" — with a "black flag waving over it." And that, he adds, has big implications for the future of Israeli democracy.
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