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Protests against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, 2020: preaching to the converted
The pervasive cynicism among Israelis towards their political class is not only a sad reality of modern Israel; it has become self-defeating and destructive.
That Israelis are weary and cynical about their politicians has become so well-known it is scarcely commented on. Political misdemeanours, cronyism or shady pasts fail to elicit the seismic shocks one might hope for in an accountable democracy. In fact, these sagas, even if widely acknowledged, hardly register on the political barometer.