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Why Netanyahu relented to protests in Israel, but France's Macron didn't
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Why Netanyahu relented to protests in Israel, but France's Macron didn't

Why did Netanyahu end up backing down to protests in Israel, but not Macron in France? Should the West be worried about North Korea developing tactical nuclear weapons? China is going to break up Alibaba into six parts. What does this tell us about the state of Xi's tech crackdown? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Fire burns as people attend a demonstration after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the defense minister, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2023.
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Netanyahu’s climbdown

After civil unrest swept Israel for the past 24 hours, PM Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu announced Monday night that he would suspend the divisive judicial overhaul that, among other things, would allow the government to almost exclusively select judges.

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Political turmoil in Israel

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: In Israel, the demonstrations, people's power taking to the streets, particularly in Tel Aviv, are unprecedented. This is a population of less than 10 million in Israel, and hundreds of thousands are saying that they strongly oppose the efforts by Bibi Netanyahu and his coalition government to rest control of the judiciary, allowing the parliament to overturn judicial decisions from the Supreme Court and also allowing more control of executive appointments to Supreme Court justices.