Nadav Tamir: The fault line connecting Ra'anana to Manhattan

Nadav Tamir compares the attack on New York Mayor Eric Adams at an October 7 memorial ceremony to the attack on worshippers at a joint memorial ceremony in Ra'anana in 2025. He argues both incidents reflect an unwillingness to acknowledge the suffering of the other side, but emphasizes that in Israel, extremists receive broader political backing.

New York Mayor Eric Adams attended an October 7 memorial ceremony organized by the group 'Israelis for Peace' in Union Square, Manhattan. Adams was met with curses and boos, and some masked protesters waved Hamas and Hezbollah flags and images of Yahya Sinwar. Nadav Tamir, the columnist, compares this event to an incident in Ra'anana on Memorial Day 2025, where far-right rioters attacked attendees of a joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial ceremony. Tamir argues that both incidents reflect an unwillingness to acknowledge the suffering of the other side, but highlights a key difference: in Israel, the rioters received political backing, while in New York, it is an extremist minority. Tamir criticizes Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, who called Adams a 'dangerous man, a Hamas supporter' after Adams included Palestinian victims in his October 7 post. The column calls for recognition of Palestinian suffering as part of a process of connecting with sane voices in the world.