Current sectionHaaretz MagazineShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMotti Lerner. "If you believe only monsters are capable of monstrous acts, you won't find any examples." Credit: Ella Barak'Evil never looks like a monster:' Veteran Israeli playwright Motti Lerner reexamines the Eichmann trial in a new stage production to ask how ordinary people commit monstrous actsTalia Banon Tsur06:02 AM • May 23 2026 IDTPlaywright Motti Lerner was 12 years old when the Eichmann trial began, yet he remembers that period vividly to this day.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpIsrael ElectionsIDF-LebanonSan Diego MosqueChannel 14HaQuizHaaretz PodcastReport: U.S. Prepares for New Iran Strikes, Military Staff Cancel Weekend PlansReport: Iran Moved Billions Through Binance to Fund Military NetworksCouple Found Shot Dead in Central Israel in Suspected Murder-suicideFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse in Israeli CustodyA Reckless Leader May Be What Israel Needs Right NowRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video