>>512162867The only course of action that could still save Israel is massive nonviolent civil disobedience, with its main component a total shutdown of the country until the government is replaced or its leader resigns. Only when the entire country is paralyzed by massive strikes will these recesses be canceled, with the government yielding to the people's will, making way for a better government.
Who should lead this effort? The leaders of this country: the president, the opposition leaders, the Histadrut labor federation, people in high-tech, employers, leaders of academia, the judiciary, education and health, the kibbutz and moshav movements, and, of course, leaders of the protest movement.
If, God forbid, we fail, Israel will descend into a benighted state that will threaten its identity, security and very existence. A mark of Cain will stain the foreheads of the prime minister and his ministers for generations. But the badge of shame will also be worn by everyone who stood aside and kept silent.
And who must ultimately drive this effort? The heavy majority of the normative public. When we have 1 million people in the streets, determined and persistent, the government will fall. It will be all of us together, in three shifts, in city squares, at road intersections, on bridges, sitting on highways, with convoys of cars moving on Jerusalem 24/7 until the government and its leader are sent packing.
I repeat my warning: Now is the time. After the Knesset and court recesses it will be too late.