On Monday, a day after the Histadrut labor union joined the left and declared a national strike to protest the government’s effort to limit the power of Israel’s now unchecked Supreme Court, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he was shelving the plan, and not bringing it to a vote in the Knesset. Instead, he said, the government would agree to negotiate a deal with a broader majority during the Knesset recess. Teams from the government and the opposition parties began assembling at the President’s House on Tuesday.
In my opening remarks in this week’s Caroline Glick show, I analyzed the reasons the government’s efforts failed. Why did the left push the nation to the brink of civil war, through a campaign of incitement, hatred, disinformation, violence and mass protest? Why did it decide to delegitimize the elected leaders of the country and their voters?
The events this week provide a clear understanding of many of the pathologies of Israeli society and to a degree of Jewish history.
To watch my remarks on YouTube, click below.
To listen to the podcast version, click below.