Associate Professor of Communication at the Open University of Israel Anat Ben-David comments on Israel's domestic Pegasus scandal, following new reports that police illegally used the Pegasus malware to hack phones of dozens of prominent figures. "The fact that the Israeli police used Pegasus to spy on so many citizens and public figures without any warning is a direct assault on Israel's democracy," she says. "Israel seems to have lost checks and balances on protecting human rights," she adds. SOUNDBITES