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Fig. 1. “Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu signing the visitors’ book, at Teen Murti Chowk, in New Delhi. . . . The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is also seen.” Photograph credited to Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), January 14, 2018, via Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India.

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Steve Hendrix and Ruth Eglash, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust,” Washington Post, November 21, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-on-charges-of-bribery-fraud-breach-of-trust/2019/11/21/ef396fee-0bc2-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html

Raoul Wootliff, “AG announces Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust,” Times of Israel, November 21, 2019, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-announces-netanyahu-to-stand-trial-for-bribery-fraud-and-breach-of-trust/

Times of Israel, “TV report says top Likud leaders working behind the scenes to oust Netanyahu,” November 22, 2019, https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-says-top-likud-leaders-working-behind-scenes-to-oust-netanyahu/

Ruth Eglash, “Netanyahu to ask Israeli parliament for immunity from criminal charges,” Washington Post, January 1, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/netanyahu-to-seek-immunity-from-criminal-charges/2020/01/01/9f635378-2b1a-11ea-bffe-020c88b3f120_story.html

Times of Israel, “Netanyahu asks Knesset for immunity from prosecution, delaying indictment,” January 1, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-announces-he-is-asking-knesset-for-immunity-from-prosecution/

Times of Israel, “In blow to Netanyahu, Knesset legal adviser said set to okay immunity debate,” January 10, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-blow-to-netanyahu-knesset-legal-adviser-said-set-to-okay-immunity-debate/

Raoul Wootliff, “Netanyahu indicted for corruption in three cases, in first for a sitting PM,” Times of Israel, January 28, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-indicted-for-corruption-in-three-cases-in-first-for-a-sitting-pm/

Steve Hendrix and Ruth Eglash, “Netanyahu scores comeback in Israeli election, still short of outright majority,” Washington Post, March 2, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-election-netanyahu-gantz/2020/03/02/24f1aeee-5993-11ea-8efd-0f904bdd8057_story.html

Michael Bachner, “Knesset legal adviser hedges on bill to block Netanyahu premiership,” Times of Israel, March 4, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-legal-adviser-hedges-on-bill-to-block-netanyahu-premiership/

Jacob Magid, “Liberman says his party will back law that would bar Netanyahu from being PM,” Times of Israel, March 5, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-says-his-party-will-back-law-that-would-bar-netanyahu-from-being-pm/

Raoul Wootliff, “Final results show Likud with 36 seats, Netanyahu bloc short of majority with 58,” Times of Israel, March 5, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/final-results-confirm-likud-with-36-seats-right-short-of-majority-with-58/

Gershom Gorenberg, “With a pandemic as cover, Netanyahu is carrying out a coup in Israel,” Washington Post, March 19, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/19/with-pandemic-cover-netanyahu-is-carrying-out-coup-israel/

Raoul Wootliff, “Netanyahu and Gantz said forming unity government; Blue and White collapses,” Times of Israel, March 26, 2020, https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-and-netanyahu-said-forming-unity-government-blue-and-white-collapses/

Ishaan Tharoor, “After Israel’s election, it’s the Palestinians who need to vote,” Washington Post, November 2, 2022, https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2022/11/02/palestinian-vote-election-israel/

Michael Bachner, “With 86% of votes tallied, Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory,” Times of Israel, November 2, 2022, https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-85-of-votes-tallied-netanyahu-on-verge-of-breaking-deadlock-regaining-power/

Shayndi Raice, “Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Another Shot at Leading Israel,” Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2022, https://www.wsj.com/articles/israels-benjamin-netanyahu-edges-closer-to-election-win-11667470853

Carrie Keller-Lynn, “Netanyahu puts extremist homophobic politician in charge of Israel’s Jewish identity,” Times of Israel, November 27, 2022, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-puts-extremist-homophobic-politician-in-charge-of-israels-jewish-identity/

Isabel Kershner, “Israel’s New Hard-Line Government Raises Hackles Ahead of Inauguration,” New York Times, December 28, 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/world/middleeast/israel-far-right-netanyhu-inaguration.html

Ron Kampeas, “Netanyahu’s new government could lose a critical constituency: American conservatives,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 29, 2022, https://www.jta.org/2022/12/29/politics/netanyahus-new-government-could-lose-a-critical-constituency-american-conservatives

David Horovitz, “Hanukkah 2022, when Netanyahu began turning out the lights on Israeli democracy,” Times of Israel, January 1, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-2022-when-netanyahu-began-turning-out-the-lights-on-israeli-democracy/

Jeremy Sharon, “Justice minister unveils plan to shackle the High Court, overhaul Israel’s judiciary,” Times of Israel, January 4, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/justice-minister-unveils-plan-to-shackle-the-high-court-overhaul-israels-judiciary/

Isabel Kershner, “Israel’s Supreme Court Orders Removal of Netanyahu Minister,” New York Times, January 18, 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/world/middleeast/israel-aryeh-deri-netanyahu.html

Carrie Keller-Lynn, “Netanyahu fires Deri ‘with a heavy heart’ after High Court nixes convicted minister,” Times of Israel, January 22, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-fires-deri-with-a-heavy-heart-after-high-court-nixes-convicted-minister/

Ishaan Tharoor, “Netanyahu drags Israeli democracy into the illiberal mire,” Washington Post, January 25, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/01/25/israel-illiberal-democracy-right-netanyahu/

Jeremy Sharon, “AG: Netanyahu barred from dealing with judicial overhaul due to corruption trial,” Times of Israel, February 2, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-netanyahu-barred-from-dealing-with-judicial-overhaul-due-to-corruption-trial/

Jeremy Sharon, “Former AG: Netanyahu seeking to use judicial reform to bring trial to improper end,” Times of Israel, February 9, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-ag-netanyahu-seeking-to-use-judicial-reform-to-bring-trial-to-improper-end/

Ishaan Tharoor, “Jimmy Carter’s warning: Without peace, Israel must face ‘apartheid,’” Washington Post, February 24, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/02/24/jimmy-carter-israel-apartheid-palestine-peace/

Jennifer Rubin, “Israel has angered its closest supporters,” Washington Post, March 1, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/01/reaction-to-israeli-violence/

Carrie Keller-Lynn, “MKs approve 1st reading of override clause, in major step toward judicial overhaul,” Times of Israel, March 13, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-debates-override-clause-as-president-warns-national-situation-very-serious/

Toby Axelrod, “In Berlin, Netanyahu faces tough questions from a key ally, while Israelis abroad protest,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 16, 2023, https://www.jta.org/2023/03/16/global/in-berlin-netanyahu-faces-tough-questions-from-a-key-ally-while-israelis-abroad-protest

Emanuel Fabian, “Hundreds of elite IDF reservists stop showing up for duty over judicial overhaul,” Times of Israel, March 19, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-elite-idf-reservists-stop-showing-up-for-duty-over-judicial-overhaul/

Times of Israel, “‘Red line we won’t accept’: Levin warns Court not to block judicial appointments bill,” March 21, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/levin-warns-high-court-against-striking-down-judicial-appointments-bill/

Tracy Wilkinson, “Longtime Israel backers in U.S. turn outraged critics — but Biden administration remains distant,” Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2023, https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-21/long-time-israel-supporters-outraged-critics-biden-administration-distance

Shira Rubin and Steve Hendrix, “Netanyahu vows to push through judicial overhaul amid nationwide protests,” Washington Post, March 23, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/23/israel-judicial-reform-netanyahu-protests/

Dan Williams, “Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for a Netanyahu ouster,” Reuters, March 23, 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-ratifies-law-limiting-conditions-netanyahu-ouster-2023-03-23/

Times of Israel, “AG says Netanyahu is breaking the law and in violation of conflict of interest deal,” Times of Israel, March 24, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-says-netanyahu-is-breaking-the-law-and-in-violation-of-conflict-of-interest-deal/

Steve Hendrix, “Netanyahu’s political touch eludes him as Israel spirals into chaos,” Washington Post, March 26, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/israel-judicial-reform-netanyahu-protests/

Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin, “Netanyahu fires defense minister who called for halt to judicial overhaul,” Washington Post, March 26, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/israel-netanyahu-gallant-defense-minister/

Patrick Kingsley, “Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul,” New York Times, March 26, 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/world/middleeast/judiciary-overhaul-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-parliament.html

Bernard Avishai, “Has Benjamin Netanyahu’s Assault on Israeli Democracy Been Stopped?” New Yorker, March 27, 2023, https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/has-benjamin-netanyahus-assault-on-israeli-democracy-been-stopped

Dov Lieber, Aaron Boxerman, and Shayndi Raice, “Israel’s Netanyahu Suspends Judicial Overhaul After Mass Protests,” Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/strike-called-flights-grounded-in-israel-over-netanyahus-judicial-overhaul-plan-e8c95930

Maayan Lubell, “Netanyahu agrees to delay Israel’s judicial overhaul until next parliament session,” Reuters, March 27, 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-president-urges-halt-judicial-overhaul-after-protests-2023-03-27/

Ben Sales, “Protests and strike rock Israel as future of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms falls into doubt,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 27, 2023, https://www.jta.org/2023/03/27/israel/protests-and-strike-rock-israel-as-future-of-netanyahus-judicial-reforms-falls-into-doubt

Ishaan Tharoor, “Israel’s democratic crisis is about more than just Netanyahu,” Washington Post, March 27, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/03/27/israel-democratic-crisis-ideological-divide-netanyahu/

Tracy Wilkinson and Laura King, “Israel’s protests, Netanyahu and the crisis his government unleashed,” Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2023, https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-27/can-israels-netanyahu-escape-crisis-his-government-unleashed

Ishaan Tharoor, “Netanyahu’s Israel finds kindred spirits in Hungary and Poland,” Washington Post, March 28, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com//world/2023/03/28/netanyahu-israel-hungary-poland-orban-illiberal-nationalist/

Jacob Magid, “Biden: Israel ‘cannot continue down this road’; no Netanyahu invite in ‘near term,’” Times of Israel, March 29, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-israel-cannot-continue-down-this-road-no-netanyahu-invite-in-near-term/

Michael Bachner, “Ministers approve Ben Gvir-led national guard, major budget cuts to fund it,” Times of Israel, April 2, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-approve-major-budget-cut-to-pave-way-for-forming-ben-gvirs-national-guard/

Times of Israel, “Netanyahu reinstates Gallant, blames last coalition for cross-border attacks, terror,” Times of Israel, April 10, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-reinstates-gallant-blames-previous-government-for-current-wave-of-attacks/

Ben Sales, “Israel-Gaza conflict: Anti-government protests canceled in Israel as fighting continues,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, May 12, 2023, https://www.jta.org/2023/05/12/israel/israel-gaza-conflict-anti-government-protests-canceled-in-israel-as-fighting-continues

David Horovitz, “Netanyahu loses a key vote. Now a torn, troubled Israel waits for the fallout,” Times of Israel, June 14, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-loses-a-key-vote-now-a-torn-troubled-israel-waits-for-the-fallout/

Dov Lieber and Michael Amon, “Netanyahu Revives Judicial Overhaul Stripped of Most Controversial Piece,” Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/netanyahu-revives-judicial-overhaul-stripped-of-most-controversial-piece-33160de

Times of Israel, “In U-turn, Netanyahu said to reassure ministers override clause has not been shelved,” July 2, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-u-turn-netanyahu-said-to-reassure-ministers-override-clause-has-not-been-shelved/

James Shotter, “Netanyahu faces fresh wave of resistance to Israeli judicial reform,” Financial Times, July 10, 2023, https://www.ft.com/content/6ad4e56f-a511-4359-bad0-547883d2858b

Steve Hendrix, “Israeli protests return as Netanyahu restarts judicial overhaul,” Washington Post, July 11, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/11/israel-judicial-reform-protests-netanyahu/

Times of Israel, “Ex-Shin Bet chief justifies army reservists’ refusal to serve: ‘Overhaul is a coup,’” July 20, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shin-bet-chief-justifies-reservists-refusal-to-serve-this-is-a-coup/

Shira Rubin and Steve Hendrix, “In judicial overhaul protests, Israel’s soldiers face off against Netanyahu,” Washington Post, July 23, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/23/israel-judicial-overhaul-protests-military/

Dov Lieber and Shayndi Raice, “Israel Votes to Limit Supreme Court Powers in Approving Part of Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul, Sparking Mass Protests,” Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-netanyahu-government-judicial-overhaul-protests-862dffd3

Times of Israel, “Police clear Ayalon freeway as thousands rally against overhaul into night,” July 24, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-24-2023/

Jeremy Sharon, “A time for reason: Will the High Court strike down government’s reasonableness law?” Times of Israel, July 26, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-time-for-reason-will-the-high-court-strike-down-governments-reasonableness-law/

Dov Lieber, “Israel’s Netanyahu Takes On Judges After First Win Over Judicial Reform,” Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/israels-government-looks-at-next-steps-in-judicial-overhaul-shrugging-off-protests-7172e0ad

Times of Israel, “Military Intelligence warned PM 4 times overhaul rift harming deterrence – report,” July 28, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/military-intelligence-warned-pm-4-times-overhaul-rift-harming-deterrence-report/

Dov Lieber, “Israeli Reservists Start Missing Duty, Threatening Military Unity and Readiness,” Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2023, https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-reservists-start-missing-duty-threatening-military-unity-and-readiness-76df3ade

Melanie Lidman, “‘This is my red line’: Anguished Israelis talk relocation amid judicial overhaul push,” Times of Israel, August 6, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-is-my-red-line-anguished-israelis-talk-relocation-amid-judicial-overhaul-push/

Ishaan Tharoor, “In Israel and the U.S., ‘apartheid’ is the elephant in the room,” Washington Post, August 11, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/11/israel-palestine-apartheid-israel-scholars/

Times of Israel, “PM said to have shouted at IDF chiefs: ‘It looks like the army is running the country,’” August 14, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-said-to-shout-at-top-generals-over-public-warnings-on-idf-fitness/

Jeremy Sharon, “AG’s lawyer tells High Court she can’t force a PM’s recusal, then says she can,” Times of Israel, September 28, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-u-turn-lawyer-for-ag-tells-high-court-forcing-premiers-recusal-a-possibility/

Noga Tarnopolsky, “Netanyahu Is Losing the War at Home,” New York, October 12, 2023, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/in-the-israel-hamas-war-netanyahu-is-losing-at-home.html

Ishaan Tharoor, “Israel’s Netanyahu is fighting two wars, and may not win either,” Washington Post, December 5, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/05/netanyahu-wars-win-lose-political-endgame-career/

Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner, “Bombshell leaked draft ruling shows High Court set to nix key judicial overhaul law,” Times of Israel, December 28, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-said-set-to-nix-key-judicial-overhaul-law-bombshell-leaked-draft-ruling/

Jeremy Sharon, “In historic ruling, High Court strikes down key judicial overhaul legislation,” Times of Israel, January 1, 2024, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-ruling-high-court-strikes-down-key-judicial-overhaul-legislation/