Netanyahu Tries Again to Boost His Power

“Fresh off a series of military victories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is returning to his pre-war agenda of weakening the judiciary and boosting executive power. It had been shelved after Hamas’ attack 14 months ago that triggered a multi-front war,” Bloomberg reports.

“But with Hezbollah and Hamas crippled, Iran damaged and Syria collapsed, his government’s focus is shifting back to limiting power of traditional elites. It says the goal is to strengthen democracy. Opponents say if the policies are instituted Israel will slide into an autocracy whose most productive citizens will leave.”