Existing agreements among the coalition are explicit about these goals and legislation reflecting this agenda has already been introduced.
To this, we should add subtler but no less drastic changes to the civil service, once heralded as professional and nonpartisan.
It is the unraveling of Israel’s basic identity, that of a Jewish and democratic state.
Across Israel, there is growing alarm about the rise of religion in the public sphere and the privileging of Jewish interests inside Israel and in the occupied territories.
So here goes: Since its establishment, Israel has become only more fragmented and polarized.
Persons:
Itamar Ben, Ben
Organizations:
Netanyahu
Locations:
Israel