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Gantz-Netanyahu crisis brews as Knesset votes down probe of judges

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Published: 10 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Gantz condemns PM over attempt to form inquiry into alleged conflicts of interests of Supreme Court judges

Knesset votes down probe of judges as Gantz-Netanyahu crisis brews (Haaretz)
Netanyahu's party earlier said it supports far-right lawmaker's initiative to form commission of inquiry into conflicts of interest of Supreme Court justices; Gantz's Kahol Lavan called decision 'declaration of war on Israeli democracy'

Deri said to angrily hang up on Netanyahu for backing panel to probe judges (Times of Israel)
Shas head reportedly accuses PM of seeking new elections by supporting controversial bid; Rivlin’s office demands apology after Likud MK accuses president of torpedoing proposal

The dangerous mix of Netanyahu's two biggest obsessions (Haaretz)
Netanyahu’s fixation with controlling the media is dangerous enough; controlling law enforcement will be worse

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Democracy dithering due to 'dictator' or dictated by disease? (Jerusalem Post)
On Tuesday morning, when Netanyahu faced criticism from Knesset Speaker and political ally Yariv Levin, it was the ultimate man bites dog story in Israeli politics.

Photo: Gantz and Netanyahu at a government meeting in Jerusalem, June (Olivier Fitoussi)
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