When Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career is done and dusted, it will be left for history to judge his record. However, there is no need to wait for this point in the future to categorically state that he will never be absolved of his decades-long legitimization of the ultra-right, messianic elements in Israeli society. These elements are a real and immediate threat to the
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Feb. 11, 2021 Just like we got to the ornamental badge on his car, we can get to Rabin, boasted the pudgy 19-year old in front of the cameras, brandishing the enameled Cadillac badge which an angry mob had torn off the prime ministerial limousine. A few weeks later, someone did get to Yitzhak Rabin.
The proud vandal, Itamar Ben Gvir, is now the leader of Jewish Power, descendant of the outlawed Jewish supremacist Kach party, and third on the joint Religious Zionism list running in next month’s Knesset election.
The not-so-mysterious death of the Israeli left, six weeks to the election. LISTEN