Israel’s Far Right Government Backs Down

<p>For months in Israel, the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing a highly contentious plan to fundamentally change the country’s Supreme Court, setting off some of the largest demonstrations in Israel’s history.</p><p>On Monday, Mr. Netanyahu announced that he would delay his government’s campaign. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains the prime minister’s surprising concession.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/patrick-kingsley?smid=pc-thedaily">Patrick Kingsley</a>, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Netanyahu<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world/middleeast/israel-judiciary-protests.html"> delayed his bid</a> to overhaul Israel’s judiciary in the face of furious protests.</li><li>Israel’s prime minister<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-courts.html"> is caught between</a> his far-right coalition and public anger over the government’s plan to weaken the judiciary.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>