Abstain from military service, since israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu forced through a law to restrict the power of israel s supreme court. reuters reports 42-year-old israeli army reservist says his decision to stop reporting for duty was perhaps the hardest of his life, but he was ready to face the consequences including possible jail time. he says he thought about his late grandmother and auschwitz survivor, as he weighed up his decision. i remember she told us that it is our duty to serve to protect our country, cohen told reuters. but then, i also remembered the lesson about humanity about the duty of soldiers to refuse to serve in an undemocratic army. joining us now is ben rhodes, former deputy national security adviser for president obama, and msnbc political analyst. he is the author of after the fall, the rise of authoritarianism in the world we ve made.
Possible jail time. he says he thought about his late grandmother and auschwitz survivor, as he weighed up his decision. i remember she told us that it is our duty to serve to protect our country, cohen told reuters. but then, i also remembered the lesson about humanity about the duty of soldiers to refuse to serve in an undemocratic army. joining us now is ben rhodes, former deputy national security adviser for president obama, and msnbc political analyst. he is the author of after the fall, the rise of authoritarianism in the world we ve made. ben, thank you very much for joining us tonight. what is your assessment of where things stand tonight in israel? lawrence, i think it s pretty dark. i think these changes that prime minister netanyahu rammed through with the most far-right coalition that we ve ever seen in israel s history, essentially remove checks and balances that are central to israeli democracy. israel only has a single
I saw some people on tv yesterday, nothing gleeful this is an american tragedy. this is an american tragedy that s been unfolding now for over three years, a lie that s cut at the very heart of american democracy a lie that led people to january 6th, that have good americans who were good law-abiding americans turn into criminals, turn into rioters, turn into convicts who are in prison now suffering for the sins of millionaires and billionaires that s the reality and while that was going on, and this is a little personal, i swear to god, i just got back from poland, they re talking about the 80th anniversary of the warsaw upridesing i talked to a 97-year-old auschwitz survivor, i saw what
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