Delegitimizing Criticism from the Left Whitewashes Jewish Terrorism

David Taversky attacks Kalman Libskind for labeling members of the Democrats party as 'hatemongers' in response to their criticism of Jewish violence. Taversky argues that the party members' statements, including those of Yair Golan and Gilad Kariv, were legitimate criticism of government policy, not racism. He cites Defense Ministry data on 660 nationalist crimes in six months, a 60% increase, and asserts that Jewish terrorism is not marginal.

In an opinion column published on the 'Davar' website, David Taversky attacks Kalman Libskind for his column in Makor Rishon, in which he called members of the Democrats party 'hatemongers' and a 'party of incitement'. Taversky claims that Libskind distorts the party members' statements in response to the violent incident near the village of Tel in Samaria, in which a resident of Havat Gilad, Benyahu Melet, officer Yuval Ezra, and four Palestinians were killed. He quotes the responses of Yair Golan, Moshe Radman Avutbol, Gilad Kariv, and Naama Lazimi, who expressed sorrow over the loss of life and called for the violent individuals to be prosecuted, while criticizing the government's policy in the territories. Taversky emphasizes that criticism of violence is not a justification for murder, and that the demand to protect Palestinians does not negate the duty to fight Palestinian terrorism. He cites Defense Ministry data on 660 nationalist crimes in six months, a 60% increase, and asserts that Jewish terrorism is not a marginal issue. Taversky criticizes Libskind for devoting only one sentence to the phenomenon and accuses him of trying to present Jewish terrorism as an esoteric event. He concludes with a call for the state to take responsibility for the phenomenon.