Is there truly pure human love here, respect for others, and recognition that every person is a human being?
A few decades ago, the country was swept by a well-oiled campaign against what was defined as racism against Arabs. The media was filled with articles and reports condemning the generalizations, stereotypical attitudes, and prejudices against Arabs.
Professors and intellectuals have explained to us over and over again that Arabs are human beings, that there are good and bad people among them, and that under no circumstances should we generalize and use hateful and divisive expressions.
This campaign worked.
A cultured person felt that it was not right to express himself in negative terms towards Arabs. Textbooks were purged of stories and descriptions that would establish a bad image of an Arab. A wave of encounters between Jewish and Arab students began.
In the media, literature, and culture, a human, lovable, and pleasant image of the Arab began to appear. A true idyll.
Is it really forbidden to generalize?
Representatives of this position repeatedly wave slogans such as 'a person is a person,' 'every person is created in their own image,' 'respect for others,' 'love for others,' and more. And one could truly be convinced that there is greatness of soul here and a striving for higher values of a positive outlook on every person, wherever they are.
The internalization of these messages in the Israeli public is particularly impressive in light of the painful reality, in which Jews are repeatedly harmed by Arabs. They succeeded in convincing us that even though Arabs murder people, women, and children, we must not hate 'all Arabs.' They explained to us that the fact that Arabs are behind most agricultural crime, vehicle thefts, and a significant proportion of home and business break-ins does not justify hostility toward the entire Arab population.
But then you look at the attitude of those enlightened and cultured people towards the Haredi public and towards the settlers, and a small doubt begins to gnaw at you. Is there truly pure love of humanity here, respect for others and recognition that every person is a person? If so, how is it possible that such a murky wave of hatred towards Haredi and settlers can emerge from among such moral people?
Respectable media outlets are not ashamed to provide a platform for blatant incitement against these communities. Politicians ride the wave of hatred for the ultra-Orthodox and settlers. Editors who monitor online comments, and who take care not to immediately approve or delete any inflammatory statements against Arabs, approve or do not delete shocking and downright anti-Semitic comments against the ultra-Orthodox.
Legal wrangling
And even the legal system, which knows how to act immediately against racism against Arabs, is silent in the face of anti-Haredi incitement.
As usual, she also has reasoned arguments.
This is how she responded to the demand to investigate incitement videos of this type: "The Haredi sector does not meet the criteria and is not distinguished by its color, race, or national-ethnic origin. Therefore, and despite the feeling of discomfort that arises upon viewing the video, it is not possible, according to the wording of the law, to open an investigation against it for the offense of 'incitement to racism' against the Haredi public.".
Did you understand that?
When will truly moral people stand up and raise their voices against this campaign of hatred aimed at entire communities, creating fertile ground for the violation of their rights?
As long as the spectrum of 'human dignity' organizations, and the foundation behind them, care only about the dignity of the Arab, Sudanese, Eritrean, and Filipino human being, but not the ultra-Orthodox and the settler - allow us to have great doubts about their sincerity and honesty.
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