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Who’s the Boss in Israel?

JL;DR SUMMARY The longstanding debate over authority in Israel’s government is reaching a boiling point as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration moves to dismiss Shin Bet head Ronen Bar and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, raising questions about political influence over security and legal 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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Judicial ReformNetanyahuShin BetAttorney GeneralDivisivenessHigh CourtIsrael PoliticsMass ProtestsGovernment AppointmentsLeft Vs. Right

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"Who holds the ultimate authority over governmental appointments, legislation, and policy decisions in Israel: The Knesset, elected by the people? Or the appointed attorney general and High Court?"

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