There is a lot of talk about Benjamin Netanyahu these days, but Bibi is just a figurehead. The real operator in this whole story is the American casino billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, who is going about proving beyond any reasonable doubt (if anybody still doubted it) that the American political system is for sale. In fact, he has been doing the same thing in Israel.
Since in his mind, Israel and the USA seem to be of one flesh, it might be interesting to visit Sheldon Adelson’s view of democracy in Israel: