We are trapped in a political Bermuda Triangle

Film director Uri Barbash analyzes in an opinion article the political situation in Israel as a Bermuda Triangle of racism: statements by leaders of the Change Bloc against including Arabs in the government, coalition members who view Israeli Arabs as enemies, and Hilltop Youth violence. Barbash calls for reconciliation and solidarity between Jews and Arabs.

Film director Uri Barbash publishes a sharp opinion article under the title 'We are trapped in a political Bermuda Triangle'. Barbash describes three sides of a destructive triangle in Israeli society: the first – statements by leaders of the Change Bloc, including Gadi Eisenkot, that they will not cooperate with Arabs in their government, a statement he calls racist and violent; the second – members of the current coalition who view Israeli Arabs as enemies; the third – Hilltop Youth who express their positions through violence, uprooting and arson. Barbash argues that all sides are fueled by racism and Jewish supremacy, and warns that the triangle threatens to destroy Ben-Gurion's vision and the existence between the sea and the Jordan. He notes that Yair Golan is the only leader willing to stand up to this phenomenon. Barbash calls for reconciliation and solidarity between Jews and Arabs, citing his film 'Behind the Bars' about Jewish and Arab prisoners striking together. He concludes by calling for recognition that only reconciliation, freedom and equality will keep everyone alive.

We are trapped in a political Bermuda Triangle