Israel Is Becoming a Pariah State. We Need Massive Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Until Netanyahu Is Ousted [View all]

There can be no compromise between the destroyers of Israel and its defenders. The only course of action that could still save the country from becoming democracy's corpse is a total shutdown of the country until the Netanyahu government is replaced or the prime minister resigns

By Ehud Barak
Jul 27, 2025

This is an emergency call asking people to courageously confront reality and take action to stop the landslide. The Israel of the Declaration of Independence and the Zionist vision is collapsing. The emergency requires us to answer five key questions.

What is happening to us? Who is responsible for this? What action should be taken and what is the desired result? Who should call for action and who should lead it? Who should take action to achieve the objective?

Regarding the first question, an absolute majority of the country's citizens realize what is happening. We have a wonderful people and a military that has performed magnificently against Hezbollah, Iran and Syria.

But we are stuck in a war of deception in the Gaza Strip. Blood is flowing, families and businesses of reservists are collapsing, and a bill to legalize draft dodging is being pushed by the government under pressure from the ultra-Orthodox. The government's attempt to weaken the judiciary and the crushing of the country's gatekeepers are proceeding apace.

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Source : Haaretz .