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An Israeli media mainstay is crumbling. Will liberal democracy go with it?

JL;DR SUMMARY The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is advancing efforts to shut down Army Radio, a significant media outlet in Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DemocracyBenjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu GovernmentIsraeli MediaIndependent JournalismGovernment ControlPublic TrustMedia FreedomArmy Radio

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Dec. 7."
Israel
"But Israel is not an abstract political theory exercise."
Russian Federation
"Netanyahus goal similar to the successful project led by President Vladimir Putin in Russia, and to ongoing efforts in Hungary and Turkey is to transform Israel into a country with something close to an elected dictatorship."
Hungary
"Netanyahus goal similar to the successful project led by President Vladimir Putin in Russia, and to ongoing efforts in Hungary and Turkey is to transform Israel into a country with something close to an elected dictatorship."
Turkey
"Netanyahus goal similar to the successful project led by President Vladimir Putin in Russia, and to ongoing efforts in Hungary and Turkey is to transform Israel into a country with something close to an elected dictatorship."

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