Eichmann in Jerusalem the triviality of evil

The coverage of Hannah Arendt's trial of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi official who was in hiding in Argentina, turned into a controversial book, announced by Zionist and Jewish figures with an anti-stance before its publication. More than 121 sessions in which the prosecution tried to exaggerate Eichmann's role to serve what Ben-Gurion wanted, observed by Arendt with a critical eye, which made her accused of "empathy with the Nazi criminal." She saw that he was "insignificant" to think about the meaning of what he was doing, confining himself to the mechanisms of implementation. She was also viewed with suspicion due to her criticism of the role of "Jewish councils" and their facilitation of leading Jews to their slaughter. The book records a "spectacular" trial that is closer to a theatrical performance, all with very little margin for the risk of issuing an unexpected judgment.