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Two would-be authoritarians, alike in attacking democracy: The Trump-Netanyahu alliance grows ever more toxic

JL;DR SUMMARY Dan Perry's analysis explores the parallels between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former U.S. President Donald Trump in their efforts to challenge democratic institutions. 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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TrumpIsraeli DemocracyNetanyahuAuthoritarianismCivil SocietyJudiciaryDemocratic ValuesU.S. DemocracyPolitical InterferenceQatargate

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump are using the same playbook to try to break down democracy."
United States
"And the chaos might sound awfully familiar to American readers: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is explicitly drawing from President Donald Trumps playbook of democratic erosion."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Dan Perry is the former chief editor of The Associated Press in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, and the author of two books about Israel."

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