Neither Right nor Left: The Real Danger Hiding in Israel's Political Bubbles | Yehuda Gazbari Feingstein
An opinion piece arguing that Israel's toxic public discourse does not stem from the right or left, but from closed political 'bubbles' that normalize extremism and silence criticism. The author brings extreme examples from both sides and calls for setting internal boundaries.
An opinion piece by Yehuda Gazbari Feingstein argues that Israel's toxic public discourse does not stem from the political camp (right or left), but from closed social 'bubbles' that normalize extremism and silence criticism. The author brings extreme examples from both sides: calls for Eisenkot 'traitor' and 'you killed your son,' alongside calls for Netanyahu 'traitor' and 'murderer,' death wishes for settlers and epithets like 'Judeo-Nazis.' He argues that toxic speech thrives in a closed environment where everyone speaks the same way, until it becomes normalized. According to him, the echo from the bubble determines whether the behavior is acceptable, and the recent elections proved that these bubbles are a danger to critical thinking and the State of Israel. The article calls for setting clear boundaries in public discourse, even within the bubble itself.