Israel on the Brink
Pod Save the World
Pod Save the World
4.8 • 25.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Ben and Tommy are joined by Max Fisher for a special episode on the roots of the judicial crisis in Israel that has brought millions of protestors out into the streets and still threatens to tear the country apart. They dig into the unresolved constitutional questions from Israel’s founding, why Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is a uniquely dangerous figure, and how the US-Israel relationship has pushed Israel to the far-right.
For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:10.7 | Welcome back to Potsayevilworld, I'm Tommy Vittor. |
| 0:12.7 | I'm Ben Rhodes. |
| 0:13.7 | Max Fisher. |
| 0:14.5 | Back in the studio. |
| 0:16.7 | The three of us for a special bonus episode of Potsayevilworld |
| 0:20.0 | to talk about a very special topic. |
| 0:22.0 | The roots of the judicial crisis in Israel that has led to |
| 0:25.7 | massive protests, societal upheaval, and a lot of hand-ringing |
| 0:29.8 | in this studio, I will say. |
| 0:31.5 | So the quick backstory on what's happening is Prime Minister |
| 0:34.4 | BB Netanyahu is trying to jam through changes to Israel's |
| 0:37.5 | judicial system that would essentially strip away its independence |
| 0:41.1 | and allow the coalition running the government to control |
| 0:44.0 | judicial appointments and give the Knesset Israel's parliament |
| 0:47.2 | the power to override Supreme Court rulings that fine laws |
| 0:50.9 | passed by the Knesset Unconstitutional. |
| 0:53.6 | For reasons we'll explain in a second, |
| 0:55.9 | that is a massive change in Israel's system. |
| 1:00.0 | But today we just want to step back a bit and not necessarily |
| 1:02.5 | talk about the headlines of the day, but examine some of the |
| 1:05.2 | deeper structural forces that got Israel on the to the brink of |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pod Save the World, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Pod Save the World and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.