Amos Malka, a former major general in the reserves, is an anti-democrat, writes Yossi Ben-Ghiat. He warns elected officials that until they back down from their legitimate intention to realize their worldview, they will continue to suffer harassment, harassment and persecution.
The tactic is so contrary to the spirit of democracy and public debate that it even has a derogatory name in Latin: "ad-bacolom," a straw argument in which a stick is threatened instead of convinced.