Israel joins the west’s culture wars

Those clutching their pearls over the “fascists” poised to join Israel’s new government should look in the mirror

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Peter von Cornelius, 1898

With the result of its election this week, Israel has joined other western countries in a notable current trend: a revolt by the public against the political establishment.

The Religious Zionist party has now become the third-largest party in the Knesset. This is likely to mean cabinet posts f…