Why Every Reform in Israel Starts with a Slogan and Ends in Shouting
Almost every Israeli reform looks the same.
Same new slogan, same commentators, same protests, same panel with the same person saying “I just want to finish a trial.”
Almost every Israeli reform looks the same.
Same new slogan, same commentators, same protests, same panel with the same person saying “I just want to finish a trial.”
There is something undeniably hilarious about an entire political, legal, and media ecosystem dedicating itself for years to bringing down one man,
only to discover he keeps standing there like Gulliver while tiny furious politicians throw mud at his shoes.
Journalists used to chase the story, now they dictate it in advance.
They don’t ask what happened, they ask: “How does this serve my message?”