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On August 8, he told Professor Manual Trajtenberg, the panel of experts head who'll talk with protest leaders, "that (it's) necessary to change economic policy." Trajtenberg said more than his fundamental positions need changing, adding that:
"There's a system in Israel to set up a committee and then kill the issue. Another panel with all the familiar faces will be no good here. Unless the political leadership unites behind the recommendations, it won't work."
Major social injustice issues brought hundreds of thousands onto Israeli streets. Promises won't satisfy them. They want real change now. Trajtenberg said leveraging their outrage is vital. "(I)t's burning in my bones. I don't know if I'll succeed. But we must take the risk."
At the same time, reversing decades of social injustice under Israel's most extremist ever right-wing government may be daunting no matter the pressure. Nonetheless, Israelis are committed to try, given how intolerable current conditions have become.
For growing numbers, failure isn't an option. Going for broke motivates them to press on and not quit. It takes that spirit everywhere to triumph for what otherwise might be impossible.
Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead once said:
"Never underestimate the power of a few committed individuals to change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
If a few can do it, imagine what committed hundreds of thousands can achieve in Israel or anywhere. Given a deepening global Depression, what better time than now to go for it.
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