In 1837, Hans Christian Andersen wrote the famous parable The Emperor’s New Clothes, in which an entire society colludes in an obvious lie until a single child dares to speak the truth. In that story, swindlers manage to deceive the king, his advisers, and the public alike. Yet, in today’s Israel, no one is deceiving the king. Rather, he is the one pulling the strings, and the entire political system, including those who proclaim to be the “Zionist center,” marches behind him with eyes wide shut.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can reverse his position overnight. He can declare the Ra’am party and its leader, Mansour Abbas, as “supporters of terrorism,” and the very next day, present them as legitimate, essential, even desirable coalition partners. And everyone falls in line.
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