Americans should watch developments in Israel, in which a sitting prime minister, facing criminal charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, was returned to office, and is now attempting to pass laws that would, among other things, limit the ways in which he can be declared unfit for office.
@AliVelshi The Israeli protests are a reminder of two vital ideas: 1) democracy arose from the secular ideas of the Enlightenment, but religious zealots have never stopped trying to usurp power for their own purposes, 2) Desires of autocrats are similar everywhere: subjugating democracy.
@AliVelshi And notice how effectively the armed citizenry are forcing the government to stop?
@AliVelshi Lincoln had to suspend Habius Corpus because he was fighting a civil war. This is what happens when the left tries to overthrow the government.
@AliVelshi Precisely why many of us think Merrick Garland's approach is agonizingly too slow, enabling Trump, even when indicted, to continue to run for reelection while his trial proceeds. Garland is playing Russian roulette with America's democracy, and history will judge him harshly.
@AliVelshi But Benjamin Netanyahu picked the wrong fight because the people are standing up and fighting for their democracy.
@AliVelshi Not surprised that the sitting PM is an ally of DJT. If reelected DJT will also try to pass laws that will allow him to remain in power indefinitely.
@AliVelshi Netanyahu and Trump must be on the phone daily.
@AliVelshi America should stop sending aid to Israel — and then if America does stop sending aid to Israel we lose an ally. Netanyahu has always been corrupt — like Trump
@AliVelshi Self serving his AG said he checking into his own case which is a significant breach .