Israeli Commentator Uses Fictional Scenario to Criticize Politics
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Israeli commentator Doron Cohen used a fictional scenario where a Palestinian official allies with Bezalel Smotrich to oust Mahmoud Abbas to criticize Israeli politics. Cohen argued that the opposition to Prime Minister Netanyahu has become an overriding principle, overshadowing ideology. He expressed a bleak outlook for Israel's future, warning it may not reach its 100th year due to its political climate.
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- Commentator Doron Cohen presented a fictional scenario to criticize Israeli politics.
- Cohen imagined Jibril Rajoub allying with Bezalel Smotrich to oust Mahmoud Abbas.
- The scenario highlights opposition to Netanyahu overshadowing ideology, Cohen claims.
- Cohen warned of a bleak future for Israel, predicting it may not reach its 100th year.
Israeli media personality and Channel 14 panelist Doron Cohen presented a hypothetical scenario on Monday to criticize what he perceives as the absurdity of Israeli politics, where opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he claims, overshadows ideological differences. Cohen imagined a situation where a senior Palestinian official, Jibril Rajoub, would prioritize ousting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas over national principles, even to the point of forming a coalition with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
In Cohen's fictional narrative, Rajoub declares Abbas a greater enemy than Jews and proposes a coalition with Smotrich, advocating for new settlements and giving "the Jews whatever they want" solely to replace Abbas. Cohen uses the phrase "the religion of RLAM" (Rak Lo Abu Mazen, meaning "Only Not Abu Mazen") as a parallel to the "Only Not Bibi" slogan used by Netanyahu's opponents, suggesting that the opposition to Netanyahu has become a primary political principle for some.
Cohen's analogy aims to highlight what he views as an unacceptable situation where the desire to replace a leader supersedes fundamental principles and deep ideological divides. He argues that such a scenario, where an ideological rival is embraced to achieve a political goal, is absurd and not even conceivable among Palestinians.
Extending his critique to the future of Israel, Cohen expressed a grim outlook, stating that such political behavior is unique to Jewish society and indicates a failure of the Israeli political system to maintain a national common ground amidst intense power struggles. He warned that, given the current political actors, "Israel has, unfortunately, no chance of reaching its 100th year" and might collapse much sooner.
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