Leah Enbal Dor: The Legacy of Netanyahu
Ahead of the elections, Leah Enbal Dor reviews Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy through Dror Feitelson's book, 'The Legacy of Netanyahu'. She describes catastrophic damage to state institutions, the trampling of democracy, social division, and the collapse of systems, while citing findings from the book on a 'poison machine', investment in settlements, and harm to the rule of law.
Ahead of the approaching elections, Leah Enbal Dor writes an opinion piece reviewing Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy through Dror Feitelson's book, 'The Legacy of Netanyahu'. She argues that Netanyahu caused catastrophic damage to state institutions and Israeli society, including the trampling of democracy, terrible division, and the collapse of systems. The article describes a government with 'clear, pathological malice, guided by a messianic ideology with a cult of personality'. Feitelson, a computer science professor, presents in his book a 'data file' including metrics, graphs, and comparisons over time. Among the findings: a 'poison machine' of disinformation that harmed the social fabric; direct investment in settlements of over one and a half billion shekels per year since 2017; an increase in demolition orders for Palestinians; and harm to the rule of law and press freedom. The article concludes with a call to support a free press.