The megaphone outside the Eisenkot home was aimed at all of us - and our children are paying the price | Hagit Ganish Gil

Hagit Ganish Gil writes an opinion column following a protest outside the home of Gadi Eisenkot, where harsh words were said about his son Gal, who fell. She argues that these words undermine Israeli society and threaten the future of children, and calls for responsibility in speech and action.

Hagit Ganish Gil writes an opinion column in Ma'ariv following a protest held this week outside the home of Gadi Eisenkot. According to her, through a megaphone, 'shocking' and 'chilling' words were shouted concerning his son Gal, who fell as a reserve soldier in December 2023, and Eisenkot's wife, Gal's mother. The writer, who listened to a report on Galei Tzahal while driving to school with her daughter, describes feelings of boiling, shame, and a pang in the heart. She claims that the words spoken undermine the integrity of the people and the land, and threaten the future of children. She recalls a speech by President Herzog at a conference in May, where he spoke of 'fumes of fuel in the air', and compares the words said at the protest to fumes that cause a social fall. Ganish Gil calls on parents not to remain silent about the ease with which such sentences are spilled, and recalls the words of freed hostage Eli Sharabi about unity. She concludes that the most dangerous choice is not at the ballot box but in the way one chooses to speak.

The megaphone outside the Eisenkot home was aimed at all of us - and our children are paying the price | Hagit Ganish Gil