The grotesque spectacle of the Ben Gvir show

Death penalty stunt is really about the judiciary

Excellent analysis of Itamar Ben Gvir’s latest extremist publicity stunt. As Florit correctly makes clear, there is no prospect of the death penalty becoming law in Israel; it will certainly be struck down by the Supreme Court. Instead, this is a predictable political campaign trick to blame the “leftist” judges for “denying democracy”. What’s worse, it…