FACT-CHECK: Netanyahu on Reasonableness

FACT-CHECK: Netanyahu on Reasonableness

In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu said no other country had a reasonableness clause. “This is presented by our opponents as being this awful end to democracy. If that’s the case, you have no democracies anywhere else on Earth.”

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There is a history of reasonableness clauses in commonwealth countries, including Canada, Australia, and England, all of which have long traditions as democratic countries.

The court will hold its hearing on the Knesset's recently-passed Reasonableness bill September 12.