Israel has seen massive anti-government protests for weeks. At the same time, the new government has tightened its grip on the Palestinian territories and the cycle of violence is deepening.
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In December, Israel got the most far-right government in its history. The country’s longest serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu allied with small extremist nationalist and orthodox Jewish groups.
The government is pushing for reforms, which are feared to push the country towards an authoritarian regime. Opposition to Netanyahu’s government now unites very different groups in Israel, from the right to the left.
At the same time, the Israeli government has tightened its grip on the occupied Palestinian territories, since the beginning of the year the Israeli security forces have made hundreds of raids on the Palestinian territories.
The violence is the worst in years.
A-studio’s video story (as the main image) tells what it is about.
The issue was also discussed in Wednesday’s A-studio, see the entire broadcast here. The Israel section starts at 20.28.