The Netanyahu Crisis: What's Next for Israel's Identity and Democracy?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a difficult decision between appeasing protesters and keeping his government intact over a controversial plan to weaken the country's judiciary. Analysts say Netanyahu's strategy brings uncertainty to Israel's future. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialog partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite US security concerns. The US has imposed new sanctions against six people, including two cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for their role in the production or export of captagon, a dangerous amphetamine. A Ramadan TV show produced by the Saudi state-backed media conglomerate MBC group is in hot water for its offensive depiction of Iraqi women, drawing condemnation from politicians in both Kuwait and Iraq.
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