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Amanpour

Is US support for Israel shifting?

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Israel is facing unprecedented internal unrest as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forges ahead with a controversial bill to allow lawmakers a political veto over the Supreme Court, and therefore the independent judiciary. Ever since its founding, Israel has proclaimed itself the sole democracy amid dictatorships and authoritarians. Its strongest allies like the United States have touted that very democracy as a key reason for its steadfast backing, yet even their support may be shifting. To discuss this, Christiane speaks with Efraim Halevy, a former head of Mossad.  Also on today’s show: Aaron David Miller, Former U.S. State Dept. Middle East Negotiator; Victor Gao, Director, China National Association of International Studies; Krish Vignarajah, President & CEO, Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur here's what's coming up.

0:07.0

Unpreted resistanceed resistance in Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu continues his controversial judicial overhaul,

0:18.0

millions voice their support for democracy,

0:21.0

and we speak to a former Mossad chief and a former American peace negotiator.

0:25.0

Then...

0:28.0

The Great Wall of Steel,

0:30.0

Zijing Ping, vows to build one to ward off the United States.

0:33.9

How will joint military drills between China, Russia, and Iran

0:38.3

create a new dynamic?

0:40.0

Plus, it's frustrating that 18 months after the withdrawal there are still tens of thousands of Afghan allies

0:46.0

caught up in a completely unnecessary legal limbo.

0:50.0

An uncertain future, the harsh reality of life for Afghan evacuees in the program everyone.

1:03.0

I'm Christina Manpur in London. Tonight

1:15.7

Democracy Watch in one of the world's most troubled yet important regions.

1:20.3

Israel is facing unprecedented internal unrest as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

1:26.4

forges ahead with a controversial bill to allow lawmakers a political veto

1:32.4

over the Supreme Court, the independent judiciary.

1:36.0

Millions have taken to the streets in some of the largest protests the country has ever seen.

1:41.0

Business leaders, legal experts, and ex-military chiefs are also voicing concerns,

1:46.6

and many serving military officers and reservists are threatening to refuse if the bill passes. Ever since its creation, Israel has

1:55.8

proclaimed itself the sole democracy amid dictatorships and

1:59.4

authoritarian in that region. Its strongest allies like the United States have touted that democracy

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