Israel's new right-wing government has plunged the country into its deepest crisis since its founding, argues sociologist Eva Illouz. She says it is time for the world to take notice and act.
“...There are two camps in Israel today – they are no longer right and left, but consist of a moderate right wing and the extreme, messianic right. And then there are the ultra-Orthodox, the strict believers, who exert great influence. They, too, are becoming more and more nationalist. The left as a political force has disappeared, and it has only itself to blame. The Avoda, the Labor Party, which ruled the country for a long time, stopped speaking about the Occupation. They abandoned the Palestinians to their fate and began to imitate the right. But people are not stupid: If they have a choice between a copy and the original, they’ll choose the original. ...”
