I’d love to see a mid-level IDF commander taking his regiment to the Knesset, shooting all but a half-dozen MK’s, continuing with everyone in the government, deporting the Arabs, and annexing the territories. Sick of the treacherous politicians and unstoppable concessions, most Israelis will concur. That’s unlikely for practical reasons. Leftists stuffed Shabak, Mossad, and even police with the political kin. Israeli security organizations are deeply leftist. Political filtering of the employees became less severe in 1970s after the Likud victory, took off under Rabin and shortly afterwards, and is still perceptible. Sharon weeded out many right-wingers in the army and security services. Given the security agencies’ strong grip over Israeli society, conspirators have to be few. That makes them, once initially successful, vulnerable to assault by overwhelming number of special forces. Abortive putsches often precede major revolutions, and the lives are worth spending even with limited hope of success, but for now the coup option seems closed.
Two other venues have better prospects. One, abandon Israeli citizenship and move behind the Green Line – first as stateless refugees. Fighting Palestine is easier than Israel. Another, steadily subvert Israeli democracy by further decomposing the army and police’s morale: with accusations of anti-Jewish behavior, criminal charges and civil claims for brutal treatment, etc. Revolutions succeed when security apparatus is weak.