The right is missing the revolution happening under its nose

An opinion article argues that since October 7, 2023, a deep spiritual awakening has been occurring among the Israeli public, but it is not penetrating the public systems and state institutions. The author, Dudi Vakhtel, criticizes the right-wing parties and the religious bloc for missing the transformation and settling for 'gathering crumbs of civil rights' for the religious. He presents the Noam party as striving to change the national concept and make Jewish identity the central value of the state.

An opinion article by Dudi Vakhtel, published on Channel 14, argues that since the events of October 7, 2023, a deep spiritual awakening has been occurring among the Israeli public, especially among the younger generation, expressed in a return to religion and a renewed connection to the Torah and commandments. However, the author sharply criticizes that this awakening is not penetrating the public, governmental, and educational systems of the State of Israel. According to him, the Ministry of Education and Culture has not changed a single program in response to the spiritual transformation. The author attacks the right-wing parties and the religious bloc for missing the revolution and settling for narrow struggles over 'crumbs of civil rights' for the religious public. He presents the Noam party as striving to change the basic national concept—the perception of Israel as merely a 'safe haven'—and to make Jewish identity the central value of the state, akin to laying tefillin on 'the head of the entire State of Israel'. The article concludes with a quote from Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl and an expression of belief that the ideas of Noam are a 'state necessity' and will prevail.