The True Story of the Juristocracy in Israel: The Lie of the 'Dictatorship' and 'Hungary and Poland'

Prof. Moshe Cohen Eliya analyzes a statement attributed to Mandelblit in the Netanyahu trial, claiming Netanyahu would lead to a 'dictatorship' in the style of Hungary and Poland. The author argues that the statement reveals a foreign motive of the juristocracy to preserve its power, and cites research questioning the global democratic erosion narrative.

Prof. Moshe Cohen Eliya analyzes a statement attributed to former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who allegedly told prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh in April 2019 that Netanyahu would lead a regime revolution and Israel would become like 'Hungary and Poland'. The statement, presented by Netanyahu's defense attorney Amit Hadad, has not yet been explicitly denied. The article argues that if it was said, it reveals a foreign motive in filing the indictment: preserving the power of the Israeli juristocracy against the new hegemony that Netanyahu represents. The author cites a study by Lital and Mang that challenges the global democratic erosion narrative, noting that in Hungary and Poland, changes of government occurred after elections. He criticizes academics who spread the 'dictatorship' narrative in Israel without examining its empirical basis.