How to Silence the Israeli Right
Last month, the American billionaire Sheldon Adelson bought a small, right-wing religious newspaper in Israel, Makor Rishon, for 17 million shekels, about $5 million. Having done that, Mr. Adelson is now not merely an important player in Israel’s right-wing newspaper scene: He is the only major player. This might be good for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Adelson’s favorite politician. But it is bad news for Israel’s public sphere.