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netanyahu tried to appoint a man with multiple convictions for tax fraud to a senior cabinet position. going forward, it seems moves like that by the government will be able to happen because the supreme court no longer has that standard of unreasonableness to work on. it is unclear what happens with the rest of netanyahu s proposed judicial overhaul. one of the other third-rail elements is he is proposing to give the government more control over the committee which appoints judges to the supreme court. willie? nbc s raf sanchez live from tel-aviv, we ll be checking in with you throughout the week. thanks so much. we appreciate it. obviously, elise, this is front page news on newspapers across the country this morning. the new york times and wall street journal have it on the front page. kind of an extraordinary moment, really, in israeli history, is it not? it s huge. and the fact that this was definitely something the biden
planting the seeds of the idea that an election could be rigged if he were to lose. that he could only lose if it was fixed against him. and he took his time in office where he mainstreamed conspiracy theories, big lies, small lies on matters, you know, of little significance to some of the most important tenants of our democracy. nothing was out of bounds for his lies. he focused in on, of course, the selection and conditioned, encouraged his supporters to not trust their own eyes, not to trust the government, but only to trust his conspiracy theories and commit violence in his name. eugene robinson, as we watched these rioters be tried and convicted and sentenced, when would the person who sent them there be help accountable? right. it seems we re on the eve of that happening. it seems like it, and it has to happen. i mean, you can t punish, you
ukrainians would greet russian soldiers with flowers. once it didn t happen, he doesn t have plan b. he has to wait. he is not a chess player. he is a surfer. he is reacting to anything, what s happening, and he always waits for the situation, for the circumstances to change. he always thinks that he s got the time to wait. he has always been very lucky with that because the western leaders are changing, coming and going, and he remains in kremlin. probably, this is the first time when he might be wrong, because actually, internally, domestically, the time is not on his side. it s obvious that russian elites are shaken by this war, so probably he is not going to be lucky this time. vladimir putin as a surfer, there s an image. really good one. on a bear. exactly. the book is war and
ramming. the overhaul passing 64-5. the conservative religious government voting for it, while opposition lawmakers walked out in protest. the plan takes away the supreme court s power to nullify some government decisions. netanyahu allies say liberal judges had been incorrectly overturning actions of the conservative majority. netanyahu saying, fulfilling the will of the voters is not the end of democracy. it s the essence of democracy. but opponents of the plan say they re afraid for their country. i m worried about my future, my children s future. reporter: these military reservists say they ll no longer serve in protest of the new law. some of them veterans of netanyahu s old commando community. i think he is the first dictator of israel. david remnick, in your piece, in israel, a glimpse of a trumpian future. you write, does this sound familiar?