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For the first time in our history, a former U.S. president has been indicted. On this week\u2019s On the Media, what Israel can teach us about when a nation\u2019s leader runs afoul of the law. Plus, social media companies are back in the hot seat, facing serious legal threats at the local and national levels.

1.\xa0Yael Freidson [@YaelFreidson], legal correspondent for the Israeli newspaper\xa0Haaretz, on why the crisis in Israel\xa0reached a boiling point after Prime Minister Netanyahu's\xa0attempts\xa0to cut down\xa0systems of accountability. Listen.

2.\xa0Julia Bacha [@juliabacha], the director of the documentary film \u2018Boycott\u2019 and the creative director at Just Vision, a nonprofit media organization that creates content about Israel and Palestine, on how\xa0Israel\u2019s Ministry of Strategic Affairs was created to combat the boycott movement\u2014first within borders, then overseas. Listen.

3.\xa0Avi Asher-Schapiro [@AASchapiro],\xa0tech reporter at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on the surge\xa0of bills across the United States aiming to reduce the impact of social media on the mental health of children and teens. Listen.

4.\xa0Jacqueline Nesi [@JacquelineNesi], assistant professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, on the\xa0murkiness of the data on teen mental health and social media, and the possible consequences of restricting screen time. Listen.

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