Author Hopes for End to Netanyahu's Rule and Violence
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
An Israeli columnist hopes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "worst period" of rule will end soon, alongside violence by Jewish rioters against Palestinians. She expresses deep disappointment with the current state of the country, feeling it has been taken from those who believe in democracy. The author's next column is due in about a week and a half, after the upcoming elections.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Author hopes Benjamin Netanyahu's "worst period" of rule will end soon.
- She also wishes for an end to violence by Jewish rioters against Palestinians.
- The author feels the country has been taken from those who believe in democracy.
- Her next column is scheduled to be published in about a week and a half.
- The piece was written a week before the elections.
The author expresses a fervent hope that by the time her next column is published in about a week and a half, the "worst period in the history of the people of Israel in their land" will have concluded. This refers to the tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom she describes as a "cruel and lying king," and his "evil government." She also wishes for an end to the disturbances where "Jewish rioters" attack Palestinians in the territories, and for the rioters to be imprisoned. The author laments that if she believed in God, she would consider Him antisemitic for allowing the country to be taken from her and others who believe in democracy, including Jews and Arabs. She feels her heart is "dead and there is no more prayer on my lips," echoing the sentiment of the poet Bialik, and believes the country must be returned to those who founded it, like Herzl, Jabotinsky, and Ben-Gurion.
