Violence of any kind, including political, is not a decree of fate

An opinion column by Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin on the rise of political violence in Israel, following the attack on activists of the Democrats party in the Mahane Yehuda market. The author compares past events, criticizes the police's performance and the worldview of the Minister of National Security, and calls for a determined fight against the phenomenon.

An opinion column by Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, published on ynet, addresses the rise of political violence in Israel. The author refers to the attack on activists of the "Democrats" party by dozens of election offenders in the Mahane Yehuda market, and threats made against a shawarma stand owner in the Hatikva market who expressed support for Gadi Eisenkot. Nahmias-Verbin compares the current events to past political violence, recalling a personal incident from the 1992 elections when she was attacked alongside Yitzhak Rabin. She argues that in the past, violence was isolated, but today it is integrated with broader violence on the Israeli street. The author sharply criticizes the police's performance, which did not intervene to rescue the activists, and attributes the deterioration to the worldview of the Minister of National Security, whom she calls a "convicted criminal." She calls on politicians from all camps to speak out against the violence and demand meaningful enforcement.