Is Israel becoming a dictatorship?

<p>It's not often that a parliamentary vote changes the fate and character of a nation. But this week Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition pushed through a&nbsp;vote which did just&nbsp;that&nbsp;–&nbsp;stripping the country’s supreme court of its powers to block government decisions. Could Israel be heading, as one former prime minister believes, for civil war?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Anshel Pfeffer, Times contributor in Jerusalem and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3q9hYGu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.</em></a></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong>&nbsp;Reuters, The Guardian, CBN News, Global News, Channel 4 News, NBC News, CBS News.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>