A Facade of a Sword: When Did Israeli Politics Turn Its People into a Bloodthirsty Order? | Majdi Halabi

In this opinion piece, Majdi Halabi criticizes the Likud primaries campaign, arguing it focuses on destruction and extremism rather than social issues. The author claims the leadership has turned the movement into a 'submissive cult' and that the Israeli public is not bloodthirsty but desires life and security. He calls for sane leadership and warns against cultures that glorified war.

In this opinion piece by journalist Majdi Halabi, it is argued that the Likud primaries campaign has become a competition of power, destruction, and extremism, where candidates boast about erasing neighborhoods and harming populations. The author criticizes the leadership for turning the movement into a 'submissive cult' loyal to one person, pushing aside issues like the cost of living, education, and social rifts. He emphasizes that Israel is not thirsty for war but for life, security, and sane leadership, and warns against cultures that elevated the cult of war as a supreme value, like Sparta, which disappeared. The article calls for tearing the mask off the campaigns and making clear to leaders that the public is not bloodthirsty. The author is a senior commentator at Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath.