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Podcast: How We Change the World
Episode: Democracy in Peril: Israelis Push Back on Threat of Autocracy with Raed Mualem & Shaul Gabbay
Description: In this episode, we explore the current, ongoing struggle to preserve democracy in Israel. SEE FULL SHOW NOTES & PHOTOS ON OUR WEBSITE
Dr. Raed Mualem and Dr. Shaul Gabbay, both citizens of Israel, are my guests today. They discuss the very real danger of a precipitous fall into authoritarianism in their country. Along with millions of other Israelis, they are strongly rejecting this shocking development. Both professors are highly educated and well-informed of the situation, and offer their explanations of how Israel found itself in this precarious situation where democracy is hanging by a thread.
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