They sought to humiliate and got the 'Streisand Effect': The move against Netanyahu that ended in a historic boomerang | Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya
An organized attempt by UN representatives to boycott Netanyahu's speech created the opposite effect: a curiosity gap that led to a historic viewership record of 91 million people, making the speech more intriguing. The move, intended to humiliate, became a powerful amplifier.
An organized attempt by UN representatives to boycott Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech created the opposite effect, known as the 'Streisand Effect'. Instead of silencing, the demonstrative walkout gave the speech a plot and made it more intriguing. The result: a historic viewership record of 91 million people, placing Netanyahu far above leaders like Erdogan and Zelensky. The article argues that the move touches on a broader struggle for moral clarity in the West, and that Israel plays the role of a moral leader against Islamist terror and Iran. The author, Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya, analyzes the irony: those who sought to silence Israel only strengthened the question it poses to the West. The conduct created a powerful amplifier precisely out of the attempt to silence.