We've Grown Accustomed to All This Violence

Rotem Izak writes about the explicit death threats received by Channel 12 journalists, and the response of Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, who instead of condemning them, attacks the media. The article criticizes the hatred of the media cultivated by the right-wing government and links it to the growing violence against journalists.

Rotem Izak writes about the explicit death threats received by Channel 12 journalists, after the entrance door to the newsroom was smashed for the second time in less than a month, with a threatening letter. She criticizes Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, who instead of condemning the threats, tweeted about the 'dictatorship of the robe-wearers' and attacked the media. Izak argues that hatred of the media has been cultivated by the right-wing government and has led to a situation where journalists are threatened. She calls for recognizing that silence is an active choice, and warns that a country where journalists are threatened is a country that stops progressing.