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Americans Beware: Trump Could Emulate Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Coup

The United States is facing greater coronavirus upheavals than Israel, led by a president who has less respect for democracy and the rule of law

Chemi Shalev
Chemi Shalev
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There are no tanks in the street. There’s no need. Israel is in near-total lockdown. The populace is already terrified. The coronavirus has imposed a 24-hour curfew, which is only slated to tighten. If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was Mr. Rogers, he’d be singing it’s a beautiful day for a corona-coup, won’t you be mine.

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