News Nosh 8.23.20

by APN 08/23/20
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APN's daily news review from Israel - Sunday August 23, 2020

Quote of the day:

“You have to understand that a person like this truly believes that people are meant to serve him, that everything is intended to serve him, and that he has no problem getting rid of people after they have fulfilled his need. When he stands on the stage, it’s actually compensation for his empty world. He is fighting for his life – in the psychological sense – and that is how he is so effective. Positive leaders don’t have this need. There isn’t this pit that they have to keep filling all the time. They aren’t dependent on the admiration of the public, they don’t feel that if that’s taken from them they’ll remain with nothing, so that leadership, from their point of view, is not an all-or-nothing proposition. Many of them retired, resigned or gave up leadership of their own volition."
—Emeritus psychology professor Micha Popper explains how narcissistic personality disorder differentiates between a toxic charismatic leader, and a positive charismatic leader.**


Front Page:

Haaretz

Yedioth Ahronoth

  • This is how the ‘stoplight’ corona plan will work
  • Harsh police violence against demonstrators at Balfour
  • The judges affair // Meir Shalev
  • And Netanyahu and Gantz are examining a compromise bill that will prevent elections (Hebrew)
  • “The (gang-raped) girl will do everything for justice to come to light” (Hebrew)
  • At hotel where Mabhouh (Palestinian murdered by Mossad) was killed (Hebrew)

Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)

Israel Hayom


Top News Summary:
Accusations (and videos!) of police violence at the demonstration against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, including a punch in one protester's face by the Jerusalem Police Deputy Superintendent, one and a half days left for the coalition parties to agree on the state budget, or at least postponing the deadline, and if not, the country will go to elections again, and the outrage over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Eilat, which sparked protests around the country, were top stories in today’s Hebrew newspapers. Also making headlines, the dispute between Israel and Hamas over improving the humanitarian situation of Gazans escalates further and could lead to another war. And the latest news in Israel’s diplomacy.

Police officers were filmed acting violently towards Israeli protesters, 10,000 of whom showed up opposite the Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street Saturday night. Thousands more Israelis protested in Tel Aviv, and hundreds demonstrated outside Netanyahu’s private home in Caesarea, demanding he step down immediately. Jerusalem's Police Chief Superintendent was filmed hitting a protester in the head. Police detained thirty of the protesters. Among the protesters at Balfour, was former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon, who was injured during the police eviction of a protest camp the night before.

At the Knesset, the countdown has begun. The Knesset will dissolve if an agreement is not reached regarding the state budget by the Monday midnight deadline. Netanyahu has been accused of not wanting to pass the two-year-budget, which he promised in the coalition agreement to pass, because he wants new elections, or possibly more compromises from Alternate Prime Minister and Kahol-Lavan chairman Benny Gantz. Interestingly, the Meretz party has another idea. Meretz is urging Kahol-Lavan to support a "constructive no confidence" measure, in which an alternate prime minister and cabinet are named without dissolving the Knesset and holding an election.

The papers expressed concern that the escalation between Hamas and Israel could lead to another round of fighting. Haaretz+ reported that Hamas might escalate the fighting due to civilian pressure to bring about an easing of Israel’s siege of the Strip. Israel Hayom reported Friday that Hamas is demanding to increase the monthly stipends from Qatar from $30 million to $40 million. Over the weekend, Israel and Gaza intermittently exchanged Palestinian rockets and Israeli missiles. On Friday, Israel struck Gaza three times as 12 rockets fired, and a house was damaged in Sderot by an unexploded rocket. Few details about damage on Palestinian side.
 

Quick Hits:

  • Jerusalem on Track to Set Record for House Demolitions - After the coronavirus lockdown was lifted in May, the demolitions resumed at an accelerated pace. (Haaretz+)
  • Justice Ministry denies Likud claim AG closed criminal case against Nissenkorn - Ministry says no evidence behind allegation that Mandelblit secretly closed investigation over labor union voting irregularities in quid pro quo for halting state attorney’s tenure. (JPost and Maariv and Times of Israel)
  • Coronavirus Israel Live: Active Cases Top 22,000 - Confirmed cases pass 100,000 ■ Passengers returning from 'green' countries no longer have to self-isolate ■ Israeli Arab panel reports 1,600 new cases in a week. (Haaretz and Israel Hayom and Yedioth/Ynet)
  • As Israel nears 100,000 virus cases, ministers reject czar latest plan - Netanyahu storms out of Thursday coronavirus cabinet meeting as ministers from religious parties slam Gamzu's proposal, claiming prayer gatherings unfairly restricted while cultural events permitted; ministers to reconvene next week for further discussions. (Ynet)
  • With Israel's Encouragement, NSO Sold Spyware to UAE and Other Gulf States - The Israeli spyware firm has signed contracts with Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Despite its claims, NSO exercises little control over use of its software, which dictatorships can use to monitor dissidents. (Haaretz+)
  • Israeli Drone Crashes in Lebanon, Army Says - There was no fear of an intelligence leak, Israeli army says, while Hezbollah claims it shot down Israeli drone and took possession of it. (Haaretz+ and Maariv)
  • Israeli Arab Man Under House Arrest Suspected of Murdering His Wife - Nora Ka'abiya, 53, was murdered at her sister-in-law's house, where her husband was under house arrest for assaulting their son. (Haaretz+)
  • Beirut blast reignites concerns over Israel's Haifa Port - Experts point out how to handle hazardous substances in Haifa Bay and warn of a number of scenarios that could lead to fatal consequences. (Haaretz+VIDEO)
  • Study: Israeli students last in the world in physical activity after school hours - World Health Organization report shows that many Israeli students exercise less than 60 minutes a week; education minister calls to reward physically active students through grades. (Ynet)
  • Iran summons UAE envoy over killing of 2 fishermen, seizes ship - Foreign Ministry says Thursday it seized a UAE-registered ship violating its territorial waters and detained its crew members on the same day Emirati Coast Guard seized one Iranian vessel and detained the anglers. (Agencies, Israel Hayom and Ynet)
  • Libya's Tripoli-based government declares ceasefire - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed ceasefire calls of Libyan warring parties on Friday, the presidency said in a statement. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • Rights groups sound alarm on 'cleansing of activists' in Iraq - Groups say there have been six assassination attempts in August alone. Iran-backed militia groups, suspected of perpetrating the acts, continue to target the seat of government. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • Trump reaffirms plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq - Asked about a timetable for a full withdrawal, the president turned to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who replied: 'As soon as we can complete the mission.’ (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • Erdogan hosts top Hamas officials in Ankara - Senior members of terror group tell Turkish president that Hamas is working against what it calls the 'Judaization of Jerusalem'; meeting comes days before U.S. secretary of state due to visit Israel and UAE in wake of normalization deal.  (Ynet)
  • Russia and Turkey Likely to Sign S-400 Missile Deal Next Year - The United States has said that Turkey risks U.S. sanctions if it deploys the Russian-made S-400s. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • 'Houthis are forcing out Yemen's last remaining Jews'   - According to report from The Media Line, the country's Iran-backed rebels are hoping to expel the miniscule Jewish community without arousing international outrage. (Israel Hayom)


Features:
The deaf and mute man from Nablus who was shot at Qalandiya crossing: "I don’t know why I was shot"
Walid, who has a hearing and speech impairment and was shot earlier this week (by Israeli government employed civil security guards) at the Qalandiya crossing on suspicion of being armed with a knife, underwent surgery on his leg and was hospitalized at Shaarei Tzedeq Hospital in Jerusalem. "I was at the checkpoint when I was suddenly shot. I do not know why, I had nothing. Thank God I'm alive and they did not kill me,” he told Ynet in sign language. Walid looked at the pictures from the shooting scene and confirmed that this is the place where he was shot and that he remembers it well. When asked if anyone had visited him, he closed his eyes. People who were in the hospital and heard about Walid's case told a Ynet reporter that "he has not had any visitors since he was shot. You are the only one who came and today he is different from every day. He laughs and eats a lot." 'Abd al-Rahman, a resident of Nablus, said he did not understand why he had no visitors to date. "Isn't it enough that they shot him for nothing? At the very least they could contact the family through relevant parties and allow them to come and visit him and not abandon him. It is contempt." He added that "it must not be passed over in silence. It must be dealt with otherwise the case will be repeated again." In response to Ynet's request, the Ministry of Defense claimed that “the passage [of his family from Nablus into Israel - OH] is the responsibility of the police and it should be contacted on the matter.” The police, on the other hand, claimed that it was not their responsibility to inform the family about the Palestinian man who was shot. About two and a half months ago, Iyad al-Halak, a young autistic man was shot dead by police in Jerusalem while on his way to a special needs school where he studied. (Hassan Shaalan, Ynet Hebrew)
Terminal limbo: This Gaza man is stuck in a room in Abu Dhabi, unable to enter the UAE or go home
For five months, a Gaza man has been locked up in a small room in Abu Dhabi, even though he’s not guilty of any wrongdoing. Israel and Egypt refuse to allow him to return to Gaza, and the UAE won’t allow him in. (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+)
Prospect of peace stirs nostalgia for Israeli who fled Bahrain
As Israel deepens its ties with Gulf states, Rosa Katzav remembers her life almost seven decades ago in a country where Jews and Muslims lived together in harmony; 'our neighbors were like family,' she says. (Alexandra Lukash, Ynet)
The Iranian Jews who joined the Islamic Revolution
Thousands flocked from Tehran's synagogues to protests, led by their rabbis. Jewish delegates met with Khomeini to express support for his struggle. A groundbreaking study sheds light on the life of Iranian Jews, their complex view of Zionism and their surprising stance on the Islamic Revolution. (Ofer Aderet, Haaretz+)
The infiltration, the photo - and the chase: Our correspondent at the hotel where Mabhouh was killed
A decade ago, the Bustan al-Rotana Hotel became famous in Dubai: assassins from the Mossad, according to foreign publications, eliminated senior Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. A Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth correspondent to the Emirates arrived at the hotel in an attempt to recreate the route of the assassins. He presented a false identity, took pictures without permission - and became a target for the chase. (Yaniv Khalili, Ynet's correspondent and Yedioth Ahronoth to the Emirates - Hebrew+VIDEO and PHOTOS)
Ego Clashes and Counter-terrorism: Behind the Scenes of Israel-Gaza Talks
After a year of contacts mediated by Egypt and Qatar, defense officials assess that the political leadership is concerned about other matters, as hostilities threaten to break out. (Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz+)

Top Commentary/Analysis:
Trying to avoid a Gaza war of attrition (Elior Levy, Yedioth/Ynet) While Israel does not want to engage in a conflict during the pandemic, Jerusalem is hinting it is ready to take the fight to Hamas if mediation efforts fail and calm is not restored, prompting its senior members to rush into hiding.
Israel's politicians are fiddling while the south burns (Ariela Ringel Hoffman, Yedioth/Ynet) Gaza incendiary balloons have set Israeli fields on fire and disaster is just a matter of time, but our leaders are too busy squabbling to even pretend to care about people or long-term solution for battered and scorched region.
Naftali Bennett, Israel’s Next Prime Minister (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) We need to start thinking about it – Naftali Bennett, the next prime minister of Israel. There’s definitely a chance that it could happen. If not Benjamin Netanyahu, then Bennett. There doesn’t seem to be anyone else. That’s bad news, but there’s worse – a chain of events that’s not imaginary: Netanyahu’s Likud party slumps, Bennett’s Yamina rises, the center-left lacks proper leadership and Bennett attracts the longed-for “Anyone but Bibi” coalition and forms a center-right government. At the moment, that’s the second-most-likely scenario other than Netanyahu staying in power.
Another election will smash what little faith we have left (Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom) The responsibility for repairing the rifts in society rests primarily with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu Knows in the End There Will Be No Election (Nehemia Shtrasler, Haaretz+) a politician only ever signs an agreement at the very last moment, and preferably in the wee hours of the night. Only then can he appear in the media and say in a weary voice: “I didn’t sleep all night, the agreement nearly blew up, I stormed out of the room and not until nearly dawn, at the absolute last moment, did I sign the agreement – and it is such an excellent agreement, I’m telling you.” The public hears this and says: “What a great leader, what a powerful personality, he put everything on the line and ultimately achieved everything he wanted.” it’s all a big show of political theater. Everything that’s happening now is part of a heavy pressure campaign on Benny Gantz to secure his consent to change certain sections of the coalition agreement. It is clear that the deal will be closed at the last moment, on Monday night, after all the pressure tactics and threats being orchestrated from above by Benjamin Netanyahu, the master of tricks and shticks, have been played out.
In politics, 2 days are an eternity (Mati Tuchfeld, Israel Hayom) Even if a compromise is reached, the fundamental conflict between the Likud and Blue and White will not be solved.
Netanyahu Has Given Us ‘The Godfather,’ Israel Style (Haaretz Editorial) Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn is the new target of the sharpshooters of the incitement network serving criminal defendant Benjamin Netanyahu. First came the hounding and defaming of the previous police chief, Roni Alsheich, and then of the previous state prosecutor, Shai Nitzan. In the meantime, half the mudslinging was aimed at Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, while also allowing Senior Prosecutor Liat Ben Ari to be fair game. First came the hounding and defaming of the previous police chief, Roni Alsheich, and then of the previous state prosecutor, Shai Nitzan. In the meantime, half the mudslinging was aimed at Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, while also allowing Senior Prosecutor Liat Ben Ari to be fair game.
No tsunami, no problem: What Bibi's denialism means for the occupation and peace (Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz+) Netanyahu always denied not only the real existence of the Palestinians as a separate nation, but also the existence of a problem for Israel in the existence of millions of Palestinians under its rule.
The PA is the one building in Judea and Samaria (Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom) What is happening on the ground in Area C is nothing less than a scandal, and it's happening on PM Netanyahu's watch.
What Defendant Netanyahu Really Wants (Friday Haaretz Editorial) The only thing that interests Benjamin Netanyahu is Benjamin Netanyahu. All his moves, statements and threats must be examined through this lens: how they serve his personal survival as prime minister. His insistence on passing a one-year budget wasn’t related to economic considerations. If he had thought of the good of the state, he would have supported passing a two-year budget, which would ensure greater stability at a time of an acute economic crisis. Exacerbating the budget crisis was meant to give him an escape hatch from the coalition agreement he had signed with Kahol Lavan, under which Netanyahu was to vacate his seat as prime minister to Kahol Lavan Chairman Benny Gantz.
Netanyahu would have gotten many compliments on peace if he had not harmed the defense establishment (Ben Caspit, Maariv) When the prime minister was asked why he had excluded his coaltion partners, Kahol-Lavan leaders Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi, from the details of the normaization agreement with UAE Netanyahu replied that he feared "it would be leaked to the Iranians." This is statement is abhorrent. It has everything in it: a blatant lie, blatant humiliation, resounding thanklessness and incredible impudence. Why? Because Netanyahu is the biggest leaker. When Gantz was his chief of staff, on the most difficult day of Operation Protective Edge, the person who leaked the IDF presentation on the occupation of Gaza in the middle of a cabinet meeting was Bibi. All this in order to hide behind the army's apron and create a convincing alibi for the fact that Netanyahu is violating his main election promise, to overthrow Hamas' rule in Gaza. This leak cost lives because it taught Hamas, which watched on Israeli television, that there was no intention of real ground operation in Gaza in Israel. In other words, the Israeli prime minister doesn’t have the courage to keep his election promise. The same Netanyahu, as chairman of the opposition, was the one who waved a top-secret document ("Stauber document") over the Knesset podium. The same Netanyahu, after being defeated in 1999, was caught with top-secret documents at a New York hotel, documents he took with him. The same Netanyahu sat smugly in a television studio in September 2007, three days after the destruction of the Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir a-Zor, and revealed the big secret in a live broadcast. After all this, he dares to accuse Gantz and Ashkenazi of leaking to associates or Iranians. Why did he do that? Because he can. Because there is a large army that echoes his lies with joy, without shame, perhaps even with pride….This is also the time to upgrade the submarine alibi as well: Netanyahu authorized German Chancellor Angela Merkel to sell strategic submarines to Egypt on his own initiative, "so that it does not leak." After all, if he had divulged this to then-defense minister Moshe Ya'alon or the Chief of Staff, they would have leaked it! Oops. In the end, the one who leaked it, in an embarrassing mouthful, was Netanyahu himself, live with anchorwoman Keren Marciano…
As Knesset Dissolution Approaches, Netanyahu's Propaganda Machine Breaks Own Record (Yossi Verter, Haaretz+) While the biased media was blasting out its filth, the mainstream media was falling into the former’s trap. Meanwhile, it seems Netanyahu is willing to compromise, but his tribe will be the one to decide.
Peace for peace? Don't tell the PA (Yossi Beilin, Israel Hayom) Israel's worst nightmare would come true if the Palestinians offered peace in exchange for civil rights, and PM Netanyahu knows it.
Netanyahu withdrew from a historic opportunity to apply sovereignty over all of Judea and Samaria (Prof. Arieh Eldad, Maariv) The Israeli government can and must apply sovereignty in a government decision that is detached from all dependence on the “Deal of the Century,” or by international agreement, just as (former prime minister) Levi Eshkol applied sovereignty in Jerusalem and (former prime minister) Menachem Begin did in the Golan Heights.
For Israelis, Lots of Lessons in Remote [Political] Learning (B. Michael, Haaretz+) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. They received a brief lesson in the course called “What it’s like to be a leftist in Israel.” In other words, how do those who are a constant, daily target for every nutcase, pervert, bully and sleaze with a keyboard get through the day. Regrettably, the chances for the Netanyahus to really learn what it’s like to be a leftist in Israel were very slim in the first place. Because there’s an abundance of right-wing nutcases, but it’s very hard to find psycho keyboard bullies on the left. An average leftist receives 10 times as much garbage as the Netanyahu’s every week. To illustrate, following are several citations, only in a nutshell, from among hundreds of posts that were sent and are being sent to my wife, due to her political activity (without any connection to the leftist who is married to her): “If I see you I’ll run you over and come back in reverse.” “Left-wing women were born only to be f---ked.” “Ya, daughter of a slut, amen, may Bedouin rape you.” “I personally am willing to pay the price and to harm Jewish leftists physically.” “Your mother is a dead whore, you cunt, your mother is a whore of Arabs may an Arab rape you and tear your face and your body and burn you ...”
Despite the winks, the peace agreement is Netanyahu's surrender (Ran Edelist, Maariv) All the "peace" stunts, delegations and ceremonies are a smokescreen for marketing the surrender of Netanyahu and the right-wing…For the Emirates, the most important thing in a relationship normalization agreement is to thwart annexation…But the normalization agreement is a real historical event, although not in the sense that Netanyahu & Co. and (left-leaning journalist) Danny Kushmero & Co. presented it. The labeling as "historic" belongs to the fact that Netanyahu's coalition waived the annexation as an option to continue managing the conflict between us and the Palestinians. UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gergash told Christiane Amanpour (CNN): "What happened is win-win - everyone won. Including the Palestinians." During the interview, Gergash repeated at least ten times that "the most important thing is that we dropped the issue of annexation." Even a former Dubai police chief, Dahi Tamim, who exposed Mossad workers he claimed were involved in the assassination of Mabhouh said (in the opinion of the authorities, of course): "The condition for peace [with the UAE] is peace with the Palestinians at international borders." Despite Netanyahu's winks ("all options of annexation are on the table") it is a matter of surrender, a compromise for generations to come and the opening of negotiations on permanent borders for whichever government it will be. The rise in Bennett's polls is not due to support for settlements, but the alternative he presented in dealing with corona vs, the failed attempt by Netanyahu and the economic hardships that followed. All the stories about the the Gulf countries ignoring the Palestinians in favor of Israel are nonsense. Take a look at the status of clerics in the Gulf countries, especially in Saudi Arabia, and you will understand that this is an exercise in which the thwarting of annexation is only the beginning. You want Bahrain or Oman? Be our guests, the condition is that any state that joins the normalization will receive "its own” Israeli concession on the Palestinian issue…
Bibi awaits Biden? F-35 ordeal proves again the complex relations with Trump (Noa Landau, Haaretz+) The way things are going, the Israeli prime minister might prefer Biden over the current occupant of the White House.
One must look at Netanyahu's trial as an opportunity for correcting the justice system (Matan Wasserman, Maariv) Even disconnected from the Prime Minister's trial, it must be acknowledged that the legal system should be criticized and show the public that the decisions that are formed within it are made in full transparency.
Israel's military supremacy is non-negotiable (Amos Gilad, Yedioth/Ynet) Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem's emerging agreement is an historic achievement and beneficial for both nations, but the IDF's qualitative military advantage is the only way to maintain peace and stability in the Mideast.
Don't miss this opportunity (Jalal Bana, Israel Hayom) Arab Israelis would be fools to turn their backs on normalization as the deal with the UAE, much like the 1994 peace deal with Jordan, has great opportunities to offer them.
Israel and the Emirates, Together in the Post-democratic Revolution (Carolina Landsmann, Haaretz+) For some reason, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hastily deleted a tweet where he wrote that Israel and the United Arab Emirates are both “advanced democracies.” According to Noa Landau’s excellent analysis in Haaretz last week, the agreement with the UAE is another step toward the end of the age of liberal democracy. Netanyahu’s Israel has been walking this path for a long time now, making alliances with illiberal democracies. Landau noted the global trend in which liberal-democratic values are losing their importance and countries are sufficing with a democratic apparatus, a trend that hasn’t overlooked Israel, which is “still a democracy in the sense that it holds elections, and Benjamin Netanyahu keeps winning them.”
Shalom, salaam and welcome (Yousef Al Otaiba, Yedioth/Ynet) Writing exclusively for Ynet, UAE diplomat Yousef Al Otaiba hails the new agreement with Israel, which is the gate to a better future across the Middle East, including growth and innovation, better opportunities for the young and a breakdown of long-held prejudices.
UAE-Israel deal heralds new era (Isi Leibler, Israel Hayom) The dominant liberal media has downplayed the hatred being disseminated and encouraged "legitimate protests against racism" on the grounds of "undisputed moral authority."
Is UAE's Mohammed Bin Zayed a Machiavelli, Mussolini or Both? (Zvi Bar’el, Haaretz+) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, dubbed most powerful man in Middle East, doesn’t need peace to get territories or to protect his country’s borders. But he has his eyes set on loftier goals.
Israel must keep out of inter-Arab conflicts (Uri Heitner, Yedioth/Ynet) Hezbollah is facing blame for Lebanon's latest tragedy and could attack to the south in a desperate bid to regain standing, but Jerusalem must continue to act as responsibly as it has during the past turbulent decade in the region.
Symbolic Justice for Lebanon With No One in the Dock (Shannon Maree Torrens, Haaretz+) The billion-dollar trial of four Hezbollah-linked defendants accused of assassinating former PM Hariri failed to deliver the accountability it promised - and may have violated international law.
Hariri verdict draws line from Hezbollah to his murder (Ron Ben-Yishai, Ynet) Court ruling reveals decision to end investigation of prime suspect, likely murdered by on orders of Iranian-backed group in an effort to prevent investigations linking the organization to the former PM.’
 

Interviews:
*'A Toxic Leader Truly Believes That People Are Meant to Serve Him'
Following a charismatic leader is like falling in love – you don't see the flaws, says emeritus psychology professor Micha Popper. (Interviewed by Ayelett Shani in Haaretz+)
Micha Popper: The essential difference between the charismatic, toxic and destructive leader, and the positive charismatic leader lies in a narcissistic personality disorder. A clinical term. I have here on my desk the DSM [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders], with a formal diagnosis of the narcissistic personality disorder. I’ll simply read you the criteria from the DSM, alright? So here it is: “Has a grandiose logic of self-importance... Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love; Believes that he or she is ‘special’ or unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other high-status people (or institutions); Requires excessive admiration; Has a sense of entitlement…”

 

Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.

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