Prof. Nimrod Aloni: Israel is developing backwards
Prof. Nimrod Aloni argues in an opinion piece that Israel is developing backwards: from a liberal democracy to a populist-authoritarian regime, from a pluralistic Judaism to a jihadist Judaism, and from a leader in science and enlightenment to a cult of ignorance. He attributes this trend to Netanyahu and his circle, and defines the upcoming elections as a struggle between the primitive tribal bloc and the liberal bloc.
Prof. Nimrod Aloni, professor emeritus of educational philosophy, argues in an opinion piece that Israel is developing backwards: from a liberal democracy to a populist-authoritarian regime, from a pluralistic Judaism to a jihadist Judaism, from a leader in science and enlightenment to a cult of ignorance and the mob. He attributes this trend to Benjamin Netanyahu and his circle, who he says developed and escalated the most terrible foundations of Israeli society: admiration for racist, murderous, and cruel brutality with a personality cult and a messianic scent, and a war of annihilation against cultural achievements such as critical thinking, humanist morality, liberal democracy, artistic freedom, and the independence of the legal and media systems. Aloni defines the political struggle as a struggle between the Bibist primitive tribal bloc and the anti-Bibist bloc seeking liberal democracy. The article ends with a call to support a free press.