Populism

How is it that “populism” has become so rampant in so many countries these days with leaders destroying democracies and yet claiming, falsely, that they are ensuring democracy in their countries?

When there are no restraints on what the government can do, the road will be open to “adjustments” (tricks) and “reforms” (schemes and conspiracies) in the electoral process.

The investigations on corruption charges, and his subsequent trial, further pushed Netanyahu toward populist extremes.

A regime – no matter what its name –  that does not define human dignity as its supreme value is not just undemocratic and illiberal, it is also inhuman.

The rise in antisemitism in the US has American Jewish leaders more concerned than ever and ready to take increased action. 

MIDDLE ISRAEL: 2022 will be remembered for the blows it dealt Russian imperialism, Western populism, and Iranian Islamism.

The Russia-Ukraine War has caused support for Russia and Vladimir Putin to drop among Europe's right-wing populist parties, especially in Italy.

Those countries were less likely to implement “unpopular policies” to check the spread of the pandemic such as contact restrictions.

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The former president's curse to Netanyahu is part of his personality flaws, but the frustration he voiced is now shared by all the era's populists, including Netanyahu.

Anti-big tech will be the most important populist message in the Western world in the coming decade

When it comes to the political populism that has spread around the world in recent years, which Eyal says should really be called nationalism, Israel is in a different situation.