Yehudit Ravitz doesn't owe you explanations - and that's exactly the point | Yehuda Rachniv

Yehuda Rachniv defends Yehudit Ravitz's right to express a political opinion, arguing that the uproar surrounding her reflects a toxic contamination of public discourse that dictates boundaries for thought and categorizes artists according to their political affiliation.

Yehuda Rachniv writes an opinion column defending Yehudit Ravitz following a public uproar over a political stance she expressed. He argues that as a private individual in a democratic state, she has the full right to support any position, and that the attempt to dictate boundaries for thought and categorize artists by political affiliation is a toxic contamination of public discourse. Rachniv notes Ravitz's contribution after October 7, when she went to sing before evacuees and wounded, but emphasizes that an artist's freedom of speech is not conditional on good deeds. He warns that continued cancellation of artists on political grounds will leave a poor and fearful culture.