When you have a prime minister such as Benjamin Netanyahu willing to do anything for power, is it any surprise you get this?
Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the most senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, said Wednesday that Israel should “wipe out” the Palestinian town of Huwara in the West Bank.
What do you do when all the major opposition parties are as right wing as you, well, you invite in the fascists, no?
Whilst you are at it, why not make the judiciary beholding to your whims? Even if some Israelis have noticed their remaining democracy is dying
Over the last eight weeks, every Saturday, more than a hundred thousand Israelis rallied the streets of Tel Aviv, protesting Netanyahu’s plan to shatter the states’ legal system. As they fill the streets with signs of “Crime Minister,” referring to the PM’s own corruption trials, some of them try to provoke those sitting in nearby pubs and restaurants: “It’s not the time to drink wine, we’re fighting over democracy.” Chef Neriah, whose restaurant is nested at the heart of the demonstration route, seems to agree. “Saturdays in Tel Aviv have changed. We are changing. It is time for democracy.
Israeli civil society is facing severe danger. Racists, homophobes, and inciters are holding top positions in Netanyahu’s new government, aiming to change the country’s face forever. Yariv Levin, Bibi’s new justice minister, announced a plan to hand more power to lawmakers in overriding Supreme Court decisions and appointing judges.
Oh, they sound such a nice lot, don’t they? Bolding mine.
Isn’t it time the US ended its perennial vetoes in the UN of anything marginally critical of Israeli actions?
Can the US claim that they support the two-state solution when Bibi’s government and the settlers are not listening?
Do we just go the appeasement root and still send the annual maintenance check? Does our prenup state we cannot even divorce for fault?
When is the funeral?