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Mar 2023
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Israel Palestine - The Extreme Right in ...

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Pundits are warning that civil war may be coming to Israel. In fact, civil war has already arrived. Well... at the very least there is a massive culture war going on. For the past 12 weeks or so, there has been a large scale protests over legislation that would weaken the power of the Israeli supreme court, reflecting a massive schism in society.


Today we discuss the culture war going in Israel in more detail, along with the proposed bill that is escalating the problem.


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