Incoming freshman Member of Knesset from the leftist Democratic Union list Yair Golan did it again. Golans constant delegitimization of his political opponents on the right smacks of the same delegitimization that tyrants dictators demagogues and assorted totalitarians always use just before the Putsch.
In that regard hes right when he said recently Im reminding people that the Nazis came to power democratically so we have to be careful very careful so that radicals with a messianic view wont exploit Israeli democracy to replace the system of government." Think Bolsheviks" too.
But the DANGER comes from people like himself and his fellow travelers like Little Napoleon Ehud Barak.
Barak for example earlier prophesied The State of Israel is just ahead of a complete collapse of Israeli democracy" when he announced his new partys name Democratic Israel. Now is the time to bring back Israels hope and courage to unite and to bring Israel back to sanity."
Baraks message only I can save Israel." Pretty messianic pretty demagogic dont you think?
Golan continued Im warning everyone about the radical right. During my many years of service I faced the most difficult elements of violent right-wingers aimed at IDF soldiers. The right is dangerous to the rule of law to the survival of Israel to democracy. The right preaches things that are not part of the democratic process it sometimes uses democracy to harm democracy. We must be careful of it."
Golan conveniently is forgetting all the regular agitation name-calling and violence against IDF soldiers and Israel from the left-wing i.e. Breaking the Silence anarchists and BDS people.
Yair Golan follows in his political mentor Baraks footsteps. This isnt new for Golan hes been spouting his hatred of people on the right who dont agree with him since at least 2016. As Deputy Chief of the Staff of the Israel Defense Forces at the time Golan drew a parallel between Germany in the 1930s and Israel today. In his infamous speech at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event he said If there is one thing that frightens me in remembering the Holocaust it is noticing horrifying processes that occurred in Europe…70 80 and 90 years ago and finding evidence of their existence here in Israel in the year 2016."
Thats the scariest thing about the Holocaust to Golan? Not Jews being murdered in their millions?
After Golans latest rant Channel 12 reporter Amit Segal said on social media that The obsession of Yair Golan in finding Nazis in every corner of Israel teaches us that we are lucky that this man was not IDF Chief of Staff and that the IDF was spared this embarrassment."
Yamina leader Ayelet Shaked responded on Twitter to Golans most recent statement Maybe give up already on this obsession with comparing us to Nazis? Its not even annoying at this point just pathetic."
Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich agreed also describing the comparison as an obsession. As the grandson of Holocaust survivors I despise the cheapening of the Holocaust which has already become a regular show for Golan in his delegitimization campaign against religious Zionism."
But theyre wrong its not an obsession. Its the time worn tactic of totalitarians from the far left and far right to delegitimize their political opponents. And thats what ultimately destroys a democracy when they gain power.
So people like ex-general MK Yair Golan and his sidekick Little Napoleon Barak who worry Israel is closing in on fascism" while ignoring the PalestiNazis murderous path; they are going to save the day and lead the way to a new era of peace prosperity and democracy in Israel? I dont think so.
Ariel Natan Pasko an independent analyst and consultant has a Masters Degree specializing in International Relations Political Economy & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank websites and in newspapers. His latest articles can also be read on his archive: The Think Tank by Ariel Natan Pasko.
(c) 2019/5780 Pasko
Incoming freshman Member of Knesset from the leftist Democratic Union list Yair Golan did it again. Golans constant delegitimization of his political opponents on the right smacks of the same delegitimization that tyrants dictators demagogues and assorted totalitarians always use just before the Putsch.
In that regard hes right when he said recently Im reminding people that the Nazis came to power democratically so we have to be careful very careful so that radicals with a messianic view wont exploit Israeli democracy to replace the system of government." Think Bolsheviks" too.
But the DANGER comes from people like himself and his fellow travelers like Little Napoleon Ehud Barak.
Barak for example earlier prophesied The State of Israel is just ahead of a complete collapse of Israeli democracy" when he announced his new partys name Democratic Israel. Now is the time to bring back Israels hope and courage to unite and to bring Israel back to sanity."
Baraks message only I can save Israel." Pretty messianic pretty demagogic dont you think?
Golan continued Im warning everyone about the radical right. During my many years of service I faced the most difficult elements of violent right-wingers aimed at IDF soldiers. The right is dangerous to the rule of law to the survival of Israel to democracy. The right preaches things that are not part of the democratic process it sometimes uses democracy to harm democracy. We must be careful of it."
Golan conveniently is forgetting all the regular agitation name-calling and violence against IDF soldiers and Israel from the left-wing i.e. Breaking the Silence anarchists and BDS people.
Yair Golan follows in his political mentor Baraks footsteps. This isnt new for Golan hes been spouting his hatred of people on the right who dont agree with him since at least 2016. As Deputy Chief of the Staff of the Israel Defense Forces at the time Golan drew a parallel between Germany in the 1930s and Israel today. In his infamous speech at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event he said If there is one thing that frightens me in remembering the Holocaust it is noticing horrifying processes that occurred in Europe…70 80 and 90 years ago and finding evidence of their existence here in Israel in the year 2016."
Thats the scariest thing about the Holocaust to Golan? Not Jews being murdered in their millions?
After Golans latest rant Channel 12 reporter Amit Segal said on social media that The obsession of Yair Golan in finding Nazis in every corner of Israel teaches us that we are lucky that this man was not IDF Chief of Staff and that the IDF was spared this embarrassment."
Yamina leader Ayelet Shaked responded on Twitter to Golans most recent statement Maybe give up already on this obsession with comparing us to Nazis? Its not even annoying at this point just pathetic."
Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich agreed also describing the comparison as an obsession. As the grandson of Holocaust survivors I despise the cheapening of the Holocaust which has already become a regular show for Golan in his delegitimization campaign against religious Zionism."
But theyre wrong its not an obsession. Its the time worn tactic of totalitarians from the far left and far right to delegitimize their political opponents. And thats what ultimately destroys a democracy when they gain power.
So people like ex-general MK Yair Golan and his sidekick Little Napoleon Barak who worry Israel is closing in on fascism" while ignoring the PalestiNazis murderous path; they are going to save the day and lead the way to a new era of peace prosperity and democracy in Israel? I dont think so.
Ariel Natan Pasko an independent analyst and consultant has a Masters Degree specializing in International Relations Political Economy & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank websites and in newspapers. His latest articles can also be read on his archive: The Think Tank by Ariel Natan Pasko.
(c) 2019/5780 Pasko