Sderot Mayor Slams Journalist for 'Racist' Remarks on Voters
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi strongly criticized former journalist Sharon Idan for calling residents of Sderot and Kiryat Shmona a "herd" that votes with "ignorance" and "populism." Davidi defended the residents, stating they do not need approval for their votes and possess strong Zionist values. Idan's deleted post expressed frustration that educated voters subsidize these cities and are then outvoted by them. The exchange highlights a sharp divide in perspectives on Israeli voter behavior and socio-economic issues.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi condemned journalist Sharon Idan's remarks about voters in Sderot and Kiryat Shmona.
- Idan described residents of these cities as voting like a herd, subsidized by a progressive public.
- Davidi called Idan's comments "racist" and "arrogant," defending the residents' values.
- The former journalist's post, since deleted, expressed frustration over election results.
- Davidi stated the residents do not require Idan's approval for their electoral choices.
Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi fiercely responded to a social media post by former Kan 11 journalist Sharon Idan, who criticized residents of Sderot and Kiryat Shmona for their voting patterns. Idan had written that residents of these cities vote like a herd, trampling the "progressive" public that subsidizes them with its money. Davidi, in a Facebook post, defended the residents of Sderot and Kiryat Shmona, stating they do not need Idan's approval for their electoral choices. He called for an end to the "racism, condescension, and arrogance," asserting that the residents could teach Idan and others a lesson in Zionism, values, heroism, and love for the land. Davidi, who has led Sderot for 13 years, shared Idan's original post and attacked him sharply. Idan's now-deleted post on X expressed frustration with election results, describing the "educated, working, hi-tech, and progressive" public as subsidizing "underdeveloped cities" and being repeatedly "slapped" by their votes. He characterized the voting in Sderot and Kiryat Shmona as proof of a "union of populism and ignorance" that votes as a herd, overriding the public that financially supports them.
