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> This is reflected by the views of the President of Israel, who is openly against miscegenation. Sorry if this is nitpicking, but who are you talking about he
by Adverblessly 4y ago
> This is reflected by the views of the President of Israel, who is openly against miscegenation.
Sorry if this is nitpicking, but who are you talking about here? The President of Israel is Isaac Herzog, formerly the leader of the opposition and on the left side of the political map. I'd be highly surprised if he held such opinions.
If you are talking about the Prime Minister (Israel is one of those countries where the Prime Minister has the most power and the President is mostly a ceremonial position, so maybe you got confused due to that?) then the current one is Yair Lapid, which I'd also be highly surprised if he held such opinions.
Maybe the previous one, Naftali Bennett? I guess I could believe that, though I'd love to see exactly what public statements you are referring to.
- pydry 4y agoYeah, that guy. If you google for isaac herzog miscegenation and you'll find it. If you visit the occupied territories around, say, Hebron it will be far less surprising that even somebody on the left would hold such views. His was a useful example not because it's the most heinous but because he is at the top and clearly representative rather than a crazed rando, because he was very unambiguous about what he meant and because he doubled down on it when challenged. It's hard, if not impossible, to find examples in the west that meet all of those 3 conditions. Racism permeates their society to its very core. There are plenty of examples that are way, way worse.