The recent demonstrations in Israel have caught many of us by surprise.

As well economic challenges, many people have been wondering about the sources of the fundamental political shift which we have been witnessing in Israel over the past number of years.

Popular questions are: what happened to Israel’s left wing parties, and what are the origins of the rise new right wing parties, such as Yisrael Beitenu, headed by Avigdor Lieberman?

The article below is one of the best I have seen on these topics. I wanted to share it with you.

[1] http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/72834/left-for-dead/