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Israelis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting virus to keep power
Associated Press ^ | March 19, 2020 | Josef Federman

Posted on 03/19/2020 7:37:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Israel appeared to be barreling toward a constitutional crisis Thursday as opponents took to the streets and turned to the Supreme Court to fight a series of unprecedented steps taken by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while confronting the coronavirus pandemic.

In recent days, Netanyahu and his surrogates have shut down the court system, approved the use of sophisticated phone-surveillance technology on the general public and temporarily suspended the activities of parliament. While Netanyahu has defended the moves as extraordinary steps in extraordinary times, his opponents accuse him of undermining Israel’s democratic foundations in a desperate bid to cement his grip on power and derail a looming criminal trial after coming up short in parliamentary elections this month.

“The state of Israel must do two very important things right now: Deal with the coronavirus crisis from its health, economic and social perspective and at the same time preserve Israeli democracy,” Benny Gantz, his opponent and leader of the Blue and White Party, told Israeli Channel 12 TV. “We need to be very careful not to even approach the margins of dictatorship.”[…]

… (Parliament Speaker Yuli) Edelstein rejected the public uproar and said he was committed to reconvening parliament. “The Knesset isn’t closed. Democracy isn’t in danger,” he told Channel 12 TV. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
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1 posted on 03/19/2020 7:37:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

This is total BS. How do I know? The story is from AP. The worst of the worst.


2 posted on 03/19/2020 7:42:44 PM PDT by willk (A bias news media is not a free press.)
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To: willk

Gantz is Obama’s man in Israel. Take a look at his tactics.


3 posted on 03/19/2020 7:44:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Seems they have the equivalent of our DemiRat party.


4 posted on 03/19/2020 7:45:22 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Olog-hai

Well, the democrats are using it to destroy this nation to take out Trump.


5 posted on 03/19/2020 7:47:17 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

yep


6 posted on 03/19/2020 7:49:56 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists my curseoint fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: Olog-hai
sounds like American RATS
7 posted on 03/19/2020 7:55:58 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Olog-hai

kick the SorozNazi-financed subversives out of the country and 90 percent of these disruptive problems will magically disappear


8 posted on 03/19/2020 8:04:33 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: faithhopecharity

If you cleared out the snake head, the body would die.


9 posted on 03/19/2020 8:18:16 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: wac3rd

it sure would be nice


10 posted on 03/19/2020 8:19:34 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Olog-hai

To Israelis opposed to Netanyahu — SHUT UP and work together during this crisis. Don’t make it worse by trying to bring down the government.

When the dust settles THEN you can go back to fighting.

The same holds true for anyone against President Trump now - shut up and focus.


11 posted on 03/19/2020 10:16:20 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: SkyDancer
Seems they have the equivalent of our DemiRat party.

They most assuredly do.

12 posted on 03/19/2020 11:04:05 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force Officer in pilot training. Air Force aircraft, go faster than Army tanks.)
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To: Olog-hai
Someone must be community organizing stupidity over there. Tell the Israelis our courts are shut down too!

People aren't just cancelling weddings, they are cancelling divorces too. (well, delaying them anyway)

13 posted on 03/20/2020 1:31:53 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (Pressure makes diamonds - General Patton)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
opponents took to the streets and turned to the Supreme Court to fight a series of unprecedented steps
IOW, opponents, not "Israelis".

14 posted on 03/20/2020 1:58:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s certainly not as if they haven’t had their chances to vote him out...


15 posted on 03/20/2020 1:59:26 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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