Israel’s justice minister promotes ‘fascism’ in election campaign ad
A new election ad for the far-right Hayamin Hehadash party featuring Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked in sultry poses, spraying herself with a perfume labeled “Fascism,” has the look and feel of a satiric sketch, echoing the 2017 “Saturday Night Live” send-up of Ivanka Trump in a mock commercial for the scent “Complicit.”
Right-wing Israeli party's election ad spoofs a perfume commercial. The perfume is called Fascism.
It's supposed to be ironic + ends with @Ayelet__Shaked saying "smells like democracy". But not sure how well the irony works given her party's record. pic.twitter.com/IfnsN22hEM
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) March 18, 2019
But the Shaked ad was no send-up: The images are accompanied by the seductively whispered phrases (in Hebrew) “Judicial reform,” “Separation of powers” and “Restraining the Supreme Court” — all meant to highlight her efforts to weaken the activist courts and give more power to the legislative branch.Shaked then delivers the tagline to camera: “To me, it smells like democracy.” [Continue reading…]