Etgar Keret: Israel’s democracy is in danger
Etgar Keret is a superstar of Israel’s literary scene. The Jewish Museum in Berlin is currently dedicating an exhibition to him entitled “Inside Out”, in which the author’s work and life are presented. Keret, who was born in 1967 in Israel, is considered a master short story writer and is steadfast in his political stances, including protesting judicial reform in his country. “All protesters have one thing in common,” Keret said in February in an interview with journalist Uri Schneider, who reported for Israel’s DW, “they don’t want democracy to be stolen from them.”
Keret is also one of the signatories of a letter to the German and UK ambassadors in Israel. In the letter, some 1,000 Israeli artists, writers and intellectuals call for the cancellation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inaugural visits to Berlin and London.
According to a report by the Israeli news agency “Haaretz”, the cultural activists who signed the letter say that Israel is in the most serious crisis in its history and is “on the path from a vibrant democracy to a theocratic dictatorship”. Prominent signatories include writer David Grossmann and sculptor Sigalit Landau. However, Netanyahu arrived in the German capital on March 16, where he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Source: DW
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