On the backs of fighters: the 'new Zionist left' under Yair Golan's patronage

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attacked the Ali pre-military academy in a campaign. The article criticizes him for using old rabbinic quotes to shut down the academy and accuses him of extremism against soldiers and settlers. The author claims Golan pretends to be a Zionist leftist but actually harms national values.

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, launched a campaign against the Ali pre-military academy, a preparatory program for the IDF. In an interview over the weekend, when asked by interviewer Omri Asenheim what he had against the academy, Golan pulled out a list of quotes from rabbis from a decade ago. The academy lost nineteen of its members in the war, and Golan uses these quotes as an excuse to shut it down. The author, Yaara Zard, host of the 'Five' segment and commentator on Channel 14, claims Golan pretends to be a Zionist leftist, but in reality he is extreme against soldiers and settlers of Judea and Samaria. She accuses him of harming the IDF and silencing voices, and notes that he partners with Eisenkot, Lieberman, Bennett, and Lapid. The article criticizes Golan for cynicism and exploiting old quotes to harm an important educational institution.