Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeA sticker showing a photo of Netanyahu next ot the word 'king.' The real question is not only who is challenging the liberal-democratic camp and what binds them together, but how they should be understood. Credit: Ofer VakninIsrael's liberal protest movement will continue to lose as long as it treats the opposing camp as a mere cult of NetanyahuOfer Sitbon07:41 AM • July 25 2026 IDTThe widespread protest movement that erupted in Israel in early 2023 succeeded in creating a new liberal "us." But we know that every such "us" also defines "them." The real question is not only who "they" are and what glue binds them, but how they should be understood.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Real Opponents of Israel's Liberals Aren't ConservativesJudge Drops Netanyahu's Son's Case Against Haaretz JournalistTrump: Netanyahu to Visit Washington Next WeekNormalization With Israel and Saudi Nuke Deal May Bring the Palestinians Back InShe Wasn't Supposed to Survive. Her Fight Saved ThousandsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'An Israeli Election Surprise Called the Democrats