Arsonists exist on both the right and the left

Boaz Haetzni argues that conspiracy theories from the right about betrayal on October 7, and the portrayal of the prime minister from the left as an "existential threat," feed each other and poison public discourse. He analyzes the destructive mechanism in which both sides radicalize each other's positions, and calls on citizens to maintain independent thinking.

In his column, Boaz Haetzni analyzes the destructive mechanism in which conspiracy theories from the right about betrayal on October 7, and the portrayal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the left as an "existential threat," feed each other. He describes how statements by key figures from the left, such as Ram Ben Barak, Yair Golan, and prominent journalists, who call Netanyahu an "existential enemy" and "illegitimate," could lead conspiracy theorists from the right to conclude that anything is permissible to remove the current government. Haetzni calls on citizens to remain vigilant, be wary of emotions being stirred in them, and exercise independent thinking to protect the shared home from what he calls "arsonists" on both sides.