The sight unfolding before our eyes in recent days has only one meaning: A prime minister who has been indicted on three serious charges is trying with all his might to arouse a popular revolt in order to evade being sentenced by the legal authorities in his country. Although there is room to hope that most Israelis are saner than their leader, it’s clear that the man and his courtiers have abandoned all restraint and are playing with extremely dangerous fire.

Twenty four years after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Benjamin Netanyahu is once again doing everything possible to set the streets on fire.