A shift in power as Israel feels change, and a meeting of global democracy gets underway as the week kicks off.

This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

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00:08 Netanyahu Farewell

• Political student turned-rival Naftali Bennett to take his place as prime minister 
• A “change” coalition brought together after inconclusive election in March 
• Large scale coalition, spanning all of the political spectrum, used to bring him out of office
• Netanyahu uses final speech to attack rival, and highlight Biden as an enemy 
• Bennett uses his time to rebuttal, claiming he wants good relations with both US parties and will stand up to Iran 
• Bennett also drives home claim to desire peace with Palestine  
• Netanyahu promises he will be back

06:54 G7 Summit to Criticize China 

• Biden to openly condemn Chinese efforts towards ethnic unification in China, particularly in areas such as Hong Kong and Xinjiang 
• G7 countries are primed to begin a new international investment group known as the B3W, or Build Back Better for the World, alluding to his presidential slogan
• The project is designed to counter the Belt and Road initiative designed by China, which provides loans to tens of countries throughout South America, Africa, and the Balkans 
• Efforts are highly praised, but unsure of how to proceed, taking shape much like the Paris climate accords
• Financial dedication is a major sore spot, serving as a difficult roadblock to meaningful progress