Comment and Opinion
Shlomo Avineri – 04/08/2011
It’s hard to know where these protests are leading, but it’s clear that three revolutionary things have occurred here. First of all, these demonstrators are neither ultra-Orthodox, fanatic rightists, nor left-wingers for whom the situation in Sheikh Jarrah or Bil’in are their top priority. The current demonstrators are from the mainstream.
Secondly, it turns out the people and their involvement in the political process, rather than just rulings by the courts, are the foundation of democracy.
Finally, it seems the neo-capitalist model, which clearly caused the economic crises the West is currently experiencing, is contrary to the requirements and values of the Zionist enterprise.”