Rivlin started, Herzog continued: This is how the left dictates reality to the right

In an opinion column published on Channel 14, Dudi Wachtel argues that the left, through former and current presidents, dictates reality to the right using media and ethical discourse. He recalls former President Reuven Rivlin's visit to a yeshiva where he compared opposition to interfaith marriage to racism against marriages between different Jewish ethnic groups, and refers to President Isaac Herzog's conversation with MK Orit Strock about the legitimacy of Arab parties. Wachtel calls on the right to stop playing by the left's rules and stand by its values.

In an opinion column published on Channel 14, Dudi Wachtel argues that the left dictates reality to the right through media and ethical discourse. He recalls former President Reuven Rivlin's visit to a yeshiva years ago, where Rivlin compared opposition to interfaith marriage (a Jewish woman and an Arab man) to racism against marriages between different Jewish ethnic groups. According to Wachtel, none of those present objected at the time, indicating the depth of media influence. He then refers to President Isaac Herzog's conversation with MK Orit Strock, in which Herzog questioned whether her claim that Arab parties are illegitimate for a coalition constitutes racism. Wachtel calls on the right to stop playing by the left's rules and stand by its values.