Intoxicating scent of ‘fascism’ swirls around Israeli politics

In the ad, Ayelet Shaked tosses her hair, fastens an earring and caresses a banister while floating down a stairway, while a voice seductively whispers, “Restraining the Supreme Court” and “separation of powers.”

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Written by Amy Teibel

She may have been trying for irony, but Israel’s justice minister just won the prize for one of the more outrageous acts of the country’s campaign season: A mock ad showing her spraying herself with a perfume called “Fascism.”

Ayelet Shaked, whose nationalist New Right party is flagging at the polls, was taking a jab at critics who call her a fascist for trying to weaken the country’s courts and strengthen the legislature. In the ad, she tosses her hair, fastens an earring and caresses a banister while floating down a stairway, while a voice seductively whispers, “Restraining the Supreme Court” and “separation of powers.”