Open the Gate
An opinion column criticizes Defense Minister Israel Katz's speech at the official Yom Kippur War memorial ceremony, where he repeated clichéd threats about opening the gates of hell in Gaza and turning Gaza into Rafah and Beit Hanoun. The author questions the effectiveness of repeated threats that have yielded no results and points to the lack of a real security strategy.
An opinion column by Ariella Ringel Hoffmann criticizes Defense Minister Israel Katz's speech at the official Yom Kippur War memorial ceremony. Instead of addressing the events of October 7, the concept, and arrogance, the minister chose to repeat clichéd threats: "opening the gates of hell," mentioning Rafah and Beit Hanoun, and piles of rubble. The author notes that these are the same warnings repeated for three years, and that no Hamas commander is impressed by them. She compares Katz to previous defense ministers (Gallant, Gantz, Ya'alon, Lieberman) who also used similar threats, but claims Katz went further. The author wonders what exactly the minister expected to achieve with these threats and points out that election campaign slogans do not replace a proven security strategy. She concludes by saying that when the threats run out, it will become clear that no one has a "plan," and the army will be the one forced to diagnose the disease and offer a cure.