TV Host Guy Pines Criticizes Government's Memorial Day Date Decision
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Television presenter Guy Pines criticized the Israeli government's decision to hold memorial events for the October 7th massacre on a Hebrew date, arguing it aims to obscure the memory of the event. Pines proposed legislating October 7th as the permanent memorial day. He drew a parallel to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, suggesting the government's actions were similar. Pines posted his remarks on Instagram, accompanied by a satirical image.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- TV host Guy Pines criticized the government's decision to set memorial events on a Hebrew date.
- Pines proposed October 7th be legislated as the permanent memorial day.
- He accused the government of trying to obscure the memory of the October 7th massacre.
- Pines compared the government's actions to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
- He posted his criticism on Instagram with a satirical image.
Television presenter Guy Pines has criticized the Israeli government's decision to hold national memorial events for the October 7th massacre and the fallen soldiers of the Iron Swords War on the Hebrew date of Cheshvan 24, two days after a holiday. Pines posted his remarks on Instagram, proposing that the next Israeli government legislate October 7th as the permanent date for the memorial day, rather than observing it on a Hebrew calendar date. He suggested this change is necessary to avoid diluting the memory of the horrific events, stating that the current government's decision to not fix the date to October 7th stems from a desire to "dim the memory of the terrible day." Pines drew a parallel to the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, claiming in parentheses that the effort to obscure memory "succeeded for them in Rabin's assassination." He concluded that these attempts to obscure the memory will ultimately fail and will remain "a stain on the foreheads of all its members for eternal disgrace." Pines accompanied his post with an image of an actor portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a blue stain on his forehead, referencing the satirical show "Eretz Nehederet."
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