Two indirect things may come out of the Israel Today bill. And no, we are not talking about the law itself, which is hard to believe will pass all the hurdles.
The one good thing that has actually already happened is that Prime Minister Netanyahu has been confronted with the limits of his power. If in recent years it seemed that Israeli democracy was Became the kingdom of King Bibi, Here, the moves of recent weeks look a little more like a functioning democracy.
Already last week, When MK Elazar Stern succeeded, With the support of the movement faction and other elements in the coalition, to bend the prime minister (the conversion bill that ultimately became a government decision), it was possible to understand that it was precisely from within the coalition, and not the opposition, that they were managing to erode Netanyahu's almost absolute rule in Israel in recent years.
The second good thing, which has not yet happened and is far from complete: the interests behind Yedioth Ahronoth will also be revealed.
Unfortunately, the nature of coverage in Israel today – shrill and not factual – does not allow for a straw man, but even after their publisher, Sheldon Adelson, admitted that he actually cannot stand journalism, there are still journalists there with experience who may want to prove that they actually love journalism, especially facts and investigations.
It would be interesting to read information there, based, authoritative, about the connections between capital-government-newspaper, but if possible, please ask them: a little less color and embellishments.
Back to the first point: Contrary to the feeling of siege and the atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Office, as if the Israeli press is waging a certain campaign against him, Netanyahu is truly one of the most powerful prime ministers Israel has ever had.
The press is not really stingy, and doesn't even fight. It sometimes bows down to the army, becomes ineffective before its power, and Netanyahu has been the main beneficiary of this in recent years, thanks in large part to Israel Hayom, the Israel Broadcasting Authority, and more.
Therefore, what we can learn today from the preliminary reading of the vote on the Israel Today law is that even people on the right, even people who are Likud members - like Yair Shamir, Uzi Landau, Orly Levy-Abekasis - are all broken by the centralized nature of government. They may share ideological agreement with the prime minister regarding the terrible threats to Israel or the integrity of a united Jerusalem, and it is possible that they, like him, want to annex the territories (I'm not really sure what he wants, because there is a gap between his statements and his actions), but they are broken by the rule of one man.
By the way - how did Bennett escape?
This was perhaps the most interesting thing that happened today in the Knesset. The two former defectors from Netanyahu's office, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett and MK Ayelet Shaked, who were Likudniks (she in practice, he in inclination) made a spectacular political turn of arguments and opposition to the prime minister. They rise as flourishing figures in the Jewish Home, only to complete a 360-degree turn and appear before us in their next disguise - as sycophants?
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