Yossi Klein
Opinion This Is What Happens When You Stay Silent as the Far Right Rises to Power
Germany once greeted the extreme right with apathy and scorn. We’ve accepted ours with apathy and silence – a troublesome silence that makes a statement
Opinion No General Can Save Us
In siding with Benny Gantz, Israel's leftists are chasing a dream of victory; soon, it'll become a nightmare
Opinion Dumbing Israel's Elections Down for the Floating Voters
Battalions of pollsters and consultants and experts are after the stupid or 'politically challenged,' the army of the people who do not know how to vote who are worth about 10 Knesset seats
Opinion What Happens When Bibi Is Gone?
We’ve resigned ourselves to the idea that government is corrupt. Take a lesson from the settlement division. We’ll find ourselves facing the Bennetts, Shakeds and Regevs
Opinion So What if I Stole?
Netanyahu won’t let a corruption trial happen no matter what it costs – war, casualties, threats or lies. Besides, Israelis no longer seek moral justification for their country’s actions
Opinion Israel Is Ripe for a Strong Leader
Democracy, or whatever you want to call the political system we have here, exists only in appearances. It is, in fact, roadkill
Opinion If We Israelis Were Palestinians, What Would We Do?
During the British Mandate, we wanted the British out, and we shot them, hanged them, and blew them up. If they had had women and children here, we would have killed them, too
Opinion The Government's Way: Fear and Hatred
Employing fear is Netanyahu's most authoritative baritone but not to worry, it almost always comes with salvation
Opinion Young Israelis Don't Protest Anymore
A whole generation of persecutors and violators is watching what’s happening in this country, but they’re keeping their hands in their pockets
Opinion In Israel, Little Problems Kill
There's the occupation and there are the corruption probes into Netanyahu. But the electric bicycles that fill the streets have proved to be just as thorny an issue
Opinion You Wanted the ultra-Orthodox to Serve in the Army?
We don't want them in the army in order to share the burden, we want them in the army so they can waste three years of their lives as well
Opinion Dying From Normalcy
We in Israel are so desperate for normalcy that we are willing to convince ourselves that the abnormal is also normal
Opinion Israel Uses Diaspora Jews as Human Shields
Israel is happy to exploit the world’s Jews, but doesn’t care that its actions put them at risk
Opinion Israel's Fear of Empty-handed Palestinian Demonstrators
Empty hands mock soldiers with their bullet-proof vests and helmets. Empty hands instill doubt. Empty hands make a mockery of ‘the few against the many.’
Opinion Don’t Touch My Shoah!
Who will remember the dead of the Holocaust? A past that is not reflected on in the present will disappear in the future
Opinion Israel Is Dominated by a Rabble of Online Commenters
A clerical fascist state will rise here much faster than you think. It won’t be Mussolini’s Fascist Italy or Hitler’s Nazi Germany. It will be Khomeini’s Iran
Opinion In Israel's Next Election, Things Will Go From Bad to Worse
A million people need an election to declare that decency is no advantage and corruption is no disadvantage. Netanyahu knows that 40 years of indoctrination have done their job
Opinion In Israeli Ethnic Politics, This Is What Revenge Looks Like
‘We’ are what you once called ‘the second Israel’ and today the ‘periphery.’ We understand exactly what bribery is, but we’re punishing you and ignoring it
Opinion Could Israel's Next War Be Connected to the Bribery Recommendations?
Well, we tell ourselves, even cynical Netanyahu wouldn't risk our lives just to stop some investigation – even one that could put him in prison