{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/6411fe6349ffab0011c28e47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Israeli democracy at a crossroads ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62874923a6361b2c768dddbf/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal tells Gideon why he believes Israel is on course for a full-blown constitutional crisis. The Netanyahu government’s plan to curtail the power of the judiciary, he says, will remove democratic checks and balances that are crucial for the survival of a liberal democracy. Opponents include business, the military and the country's intellectual elite, as well as many middle-class Israelis who will not accept the proposed changes.</p><p><em>Clips: Anadolu Agency; NBC</em></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3b4b724d-6deb-49f4-a699-d70bb866cb20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Protests by Israeli reservists raise stakes in battle over judicial changes</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3a882ba0-f53d-4c94-8a45-4cb2f37b7adc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Illiberal democracy comes to Israel</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/601801fe-c25b-4060-803d-dc8536dba9e3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US defence secretary cuts short trip to Israel ahead of mass protests</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c16f9d93-86aa-41e8-8446-199c6991409e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}