What difference does it make which prime minister? They murder us because we are Jews | Opinion

An opinion column by Shimon Elkabetz arguing that terror against Israelis is not dependent on the identity of the prime minister or his policy, but stems from anti-Semitic hatred. The article reviews prominent attacks from the era of every prime minister, from Ben-Gurion to Netanyahu, and concludes that Israel's approach should shift from limited military operations to eliminating enemy capabilities.

An opinion column by Shimon Elkabetz, published on i24NEWS ahead of the Hebrew year 5787, argues that terror against Jews in Israel is inherently anti-Semitic and not dependent on the identity of the prime minister or his policy. The article reviews prominent attacks over eight decades, from the era of David Ben-Gurion (Fedayeen attacks) to Benjamin Netanyahu (the October 7 attack). Among the events mentioned: the Coastal Road attack and the Nahariya attack under Menachem Begin, the First Intifada under Yitzhak Shamir, suicide bombings during Rabin's era and the Oslo Accords, the attacks at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva and by bulldozers under Olmert, and the attacks in Beersheba, Hadera, and Dizengoff under Bennett. The conclusion: Israel must stop limited operations and move to eliminating enemy capabilities. The column uses emotionally charged language and calls the enemy 'the new Nazis' while presenting a dichotomy between operations and capability elimination.