Opposite the ceremony that presented the most painful and beautiful Land of Israel stood immense baseness | Ben Caspit
Ben Caspit describes the national memorial ceremony for the families of October 7 at Yarkon Park as a moving and unifying event, and contrasts it with the conduct of Prime Minister Netanyahu and the demand by Yinon Magal from the hostage families to apologize to Netanyahu. Caspit attacks Netanyahu for evading responsibility for the disaster and for social incitement.
Ben Caspit opens by describing the national memorial ceremony for the families of October 7, organized by the 'Kumu' movement at Yarkon Park and funded by donations, because the Israeli government does not recognize it. The ceremony, he says, presented the most painful, embracing, and beautiful Israel, with tens of thousands of participants from all sectors. Against it, he places 'immense baseness' – the demand by Yinon Magal, a presenter on Channel 14, from the hostage families, including Ofri Bibas, to apologize to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Caspit describes how Magal read the list of families and demanded an apology, and only after pressure did he backtrack. Caspit attacks Netanyahu for evading personal responsibility for the October 7 disaster, for spreading conspiracy theories, and for turning the shared Israeli experience into a 'nightmare'. He quotes Netanyahu comparing the evacuation of his home on Balfour Street to the evacuation of the Amona settlers, as an example of narcissism. Caspit concludes with a feeling that the third anniversary is harder than its predecessors, and waits for someone to save the country.