For Trump and Netanyahu, Similar Strategies With Similar Goals

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, echoing President Trump’s tactics, is taking steps to undermine the judiciary, discredit national security professionals, and limit oversight to consolidate power. Netanyahu’s administration fired the head of Israel’s domestic security service and is pushing legislation to control judicial appointments, following Trump’s election. Both leaders face criminal charges and accuse the “deep state” of conspiring against them, with Netanyahu standing trial for corruption.

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