Voting with Their Feet

A personal column by a right-wing writer about the IndieNGeV festival, where thousands of young people sang 'Song for Peace' in loops. The writer analyzes the meaning of the song, the longing for peace in Judaism, and compares life in Israel to the Barkley Marathons as a symbol of resilience.

A personal column by a writer who defines himself as a right-wing man, dealing with the IndieNGeV festival that took place in the western Negev. The writer describes the sights of thousands of young people singing and dancing to 'Song for Peace' in loops for about an hour and a half, and analyzes the meaning of the song since 1969, through the assassination of Rabin, to the present day on the eve of the elections. He claims that the longing for peace is part of the Jewish DNA, and quotes the Sages on peace as a vessel that holds blessing. At the same time, the writer compares life in Israel to the Barkley Marathons, where runners circle a 6.7 km course every hour until one remains, and sees it as a symbol of Israeli resilience and the endless chase. The column ends with a rhetorical question: 'Maybe it could be different?'.

Voting with Their Feet