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 formatSubscribeIsrael Frey. "The situation where 15 million people are living between the sea and the Jordan River, where half belong to the superior people and half are under daily oppression and occupation will not go on." Credit: Ella BarakUltra-Orthodox journalist Israel Frey lost his job, his wife and spent five brutal days in jail after he seemed to celebrate the death of five Israeli soldiers. His memoir decrying the rise of Jewish supremacy against the Palestinians is now outRonen Tal02:15 PM • May 29 2026 IDTThe morning after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran, Israel Frey left his apartment with the first copies of his Hebrew-language book "Enemy of the People." For the first time in many months, he breathed a sigh of relief and allowed himself to believe that the bad times were behind him. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxHaredim Israel-Gaza WarIDFPalestiniansZionismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz Podcast'History Is on My Side': One of Israel's Harshest Critics Still Has HopeIran's Comeback Threatens Gulf Prosperity and Regional ResetHow Israel Has Turned Much of Southern Lebanon Into a Civilian No-go ZoneFrance to Investigate Israeli Forces' Treatment of Gaza Flotilla MembersUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not