Hello, this is Jen Rubin, and this is Jen Rubin's green room. Today we have a guest who's

unravel a lot of confusing information we're getting about the state of Israel.

There is always controversy involving Israel, whether it's involving Iran, whether it's involving the Palestinians,

whether it's involving the religious community in Israel.

But it seems of late that things have gotten even more complex and confusing.

There is a constitutional crisis ongoing there that in some respects bears resemblance to the right-wing movements we have seen in the United States.

They're heavily influenced by the religious right.

But in other respects, it's uniquely Israeli. And of late,

there have been enormous demonstrations, unlike anything that Israel has seen in its recent past.

And those demonstrations have been directed towards the Netunahu government, which has pushed

through at least one so-called judicial reform.

And we'll talk about whether that's really a reform or not.

And the country has exploded, quite frankly.

There's been a broad coalition of groups, business, secular Jews, religious Jews,

who have come together week after week for

over 30 weeks now in protest of this effort to what the government says would be

increasing democracy, but which they quite, I think, correctly feel would be a effort to

subdue the judiciary and make them

subservient to this right-wing government. So to explain all of that and more is someone who has

had decades of experience in Israel and the Middle East, Dennis Ross. Dennis was a special envoy to the Middle East.

He has served in Republican administrations and Democratic administrations.

So, Dennis, welcome to the show.

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