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The learned analysis is missing a context. The current coalition in Israel is led by two individuals, Netanyahu and Deri. Netanyahu is on trial for taking bribes. Deri has served time in prison for taking bribes and has been convicted once again of tax offenses. Both of these men want the judiciary to grant them full exoneration. This will become possible when, according to the new plan, friendly judges will be appointed. This is the real issue. Without the legal troubles of these two, we would have no talk of judicial reform, the separation of powers, or true democracy, which are only a smokescreen. Talk about democracy in Israel is a joke, because all political parties (except for the Arab parties) agree on the need to preserve "Jewish democracy", which is just like Islamic, or Catholic, democracy.

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