Israel's Path to Fascism
The article reviews Israeli academic diagnoses that see Israel moving rapidly toward fascism since Netanyahu's return to power in 2009, and enumerates the overt and covert tools in this path, including national laws, the "Im Tirtzu" movement, and the role of the media.
The opinion piece on the Arab48 website discusses multiple Israeli diagnoses that see Israel moving rapidly toward fascism since Benjamin Netanyahu's return to power in 2009. The article cites Professor Ze'ev Sternhell, who described the far right in Israel as on its way to fascism, and academic Naomi Hazan, who confirmed in 2010 the existence of worrying fascist tendencies. The article enumerates the overt tools in this path, such as "national laws" and the Nation-State Law defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, the "Im Tirtzu" (Will) movement, and new national institutions like the "Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy." It also points to covert tools operating in the shadows and security tools, and discusses the role of Israeli media in the right-wing campaign against Arabs and liberal Jews. The article is published in the opinion section and relies on academic citations.