Man Cuts Off Acquaintance Over Likud Voting Preference, Draws Criticism
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
An Israeli man named Tal Rosenberg announced on X that he ended an acquaintance after learning the woman voted for the Likud party, sparking online criticism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urich, responded with a sarcastic remark. Rosenberg defended his decision as honest, while critics called his public announcement "pathetic."
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Tal Rosenberg ended an acquaintance after discovering the woman voted for the Likud party.
- Yonatan Urich, advisor to PM Netanyahu, made a sarcastic comment about Rosenberg's decision.
- Critics called Rosenberg's public boasting about ending the acquaintance "pathetic."
- Rosenberg defended his actions as being more respectful than continuing under false pretenses.
An Israeli man, Tal Rosenberg, sparked a social media firestorm after boasting on X (formerly Twitter) that he ended a budding acquaintance upon discovering the woman voted for the Likud party. Rosenberg shared his decision, stating the woman was surprised and cited democracy, to which he responded with a colorful analogy about not wanting to enter an elevator where someone is "farting." He clarified that they had not yet gone on a date, but had "cut it off before."
The post drew widespread criticism, not only from Likud supporters but also from those who oppose the party. One user commented that while ending an acquaintance over political differences is legitimate, Rosenberg's public boasting about it was "pathetic." Another user, who stated she detests what the Likud represents, nonetheless found Rosenberg's actions and his publicizing of them "not really something to be proud of."
Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, weighed in with a personal jab, tweeting, "From personal experience, judging by how you look, I would go out with a potted plant." Rosenberg defended his actions, claiming that ending the acquaintance early was more "respectful" than continuing a relationship under false pretenses, and that he had only published part of their exchange.