When the newly formed Israeli government announced that it wanted to change the way courts work in Israel, alarm bells rang in Washington.

In places where court decisions may be vetoed by politicians, it is taken as a sign that a country is becoming less democratic, like Hungary.

University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole tells host Steve Clemons that although nothing will fundamentally shift in the United States-Israel relationship, Democratic Party leaders would prefer it if Israel had more "shared values" with the US to justify the high levels of Washington's support.

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When the newly formed Israeli government announced that it wanted to change the way courts work in Israel, alarm bells rang in Washington. In places where court decisions may be vetoed by politicians, it is taken as a sign that a country is becoming less democratic, like Hungary. University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole tells host Steve Clemons that although nothing will fundamentally shift in the United States-Israel relationship, Democratic Party leaders would prefer it if Israel had more "shared values" with the US to justify the high levels of Washington's support. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

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