Populism

The results of the Likud primaries did not resolve the struggle between the two major currents in the movement. On the contrary, they revealed a near political tie between the "statist right" and the populist right. It is evident that the Likud has not yet decided between its two political cultures.

The results of the primaries are not just a list of names, but a fault line between two cultures. On one side, elites and jurists convinced that only they understand the public interest — and on the other, a huge public that felt the state stopped speaking its language.

This is a technological regression and an operational illusion. While modern security concepts rely on artificial intelligence systems, drones, peripheral radars, thermal sensors, and underground sensors, placing crocodiles is a primitive solution from the Middle Ages.

During a panel discussion at the Molad Institute, Democrats party chairman Yair Golan criticized the public discourse surrounding the ultra-Orthodox draft. He labeled the topic a victim of "cheap populism" and emphasized that the IDF is not prepared to accommodate thousands of recruits requiring special conditions such as gender-segregated training and intensive guidance.

A new book by Dr. David Gurevitch explores the cultural roots of Trumpism. The author argues that liberalism lacks emotion and mythology, urging the left to adopt some of Trump's methods.

Statements by local mayors threatening to arrest foreign leaders are nothing more than political theater with no legal basis. The US Constitution and international law guarantee absolute immunity to heads of state, and foreign policy remains exclusively under the authority of the federal government.