Tali Gottlieb and the protesters: What really happened at the MK's house? • Watch

February 23, 2023   

Following the attack on Tali Gottlieb, Yair Lapid condemned her. Tali Gottlieb said later in the day in the committee: "You beasts of prey, this is not how you conduct demonstrations in a reformed democratic country. Protest, demonstrate, you will not come to the door of a human being's house, sit there at the height of anarchism while demonstrating violence, masking tape the key to the door and tell me that I will not leave the house today. And I tell you, if I were to lose my temper, God forbid, I am not talking about the autistic woman's daughter and all the personal stuff, but if God forbid I were to lose my temper, it could end badly." Raviv Drucker: This week, protesters came to Tali Gottlieb's house, and a narrative emerged from there that was very clear, even Yair Lapid joined the narrative. Who could not identify with these things she said. Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the protesters, even Yair Lapid condemned the protesters. But it took a long, long time, an eternity in media terms, and it would have looked very, very different." In the video: Tali Gottlieb: "I have no problem, you can also come into my house, just a second, I'm wearing a nightgown so please respect my privacy. Sorry." Protesters: 'No problem.' Protester: 'I'm only taking pictures of your face, I'm not taking pictures of your body.' Tali: "No, okay, I'm asking, okay? Because it's revealing. I only have one thing to ask of you, I have a very low-functioning autistic girl, that's known. I'm taking her out to the setting at 7:35, I'll leave the door open for you, you can do whatever you want, just don't startle her." Protesters: 'Of course.' Tali: "Because for her, it could ruin her progress." Protesters: 'We're not...we're for her.' Protester: 'Is there anyone else who can take her out to the setting?' Tali: "I don't have anyone, I live alone." Protester: 'I understand.' Tali: "So only when I leave here around 7:35, 7:37..." Protesters: 'Okay, sure.' Tali: "Be quiet, you can stay here. I have no problem, it's your right to protest, just respect her and when I pass by with her, really, don't speak a word to her because that..." The protesters: 'Of course, of course.' Raviv Drucker: What are you saying, Sherry? Sherry: The truth is that I spoke to her that morning, and she seemed very upset. She explained to me that her child had just gotten married, and she was basically left alone at home with her special girl. She usually cleans the house in the morning and then goes out to the trash can and her clothes aren't really presentable, and the truth is that I felt sorry for her. Drucker: And now? Sherry: I don't know, I need to hear the conversation from her again, what exactly was there. I'm not one of those who draws conclusions without hearing all sides. Haaretz published an article by one of the protesters who tells how she was respected. "We met a different Gottlieb. As can be seen in the video that was distributed in the hours after the event, the meeting between us protesters and the committee member took place in a relaxed atmosphere: Gottlieb told us in a soft voice, 'You can stay here, I have no problem, it is your right to demonstrate.' Her only requests were that she and her daughter with special needs be allowed to leave for school at 7:35 and not to scare the girl, to keep quiet. We promised to fulfill this request. We unanimously pledged that we would clear the way before then." He admits that one of the protesters asked Gottlieb to find someone to take her daughter to the educational setting because, 'You are staying home today,' as he put it. "We regret that. The part where we said as a group that we respect her request can only be seen in the video that we distributed. At 7:30, without us being given the opportunity to prove that we would allow our daughter to leave on time, police officers burst into the building and violently evacuated us." Drucker: This is one of those rare cases that takes a long time for us to get the right picture. Sherry: You don't know what everyone did there, it could be that the whole group was okay with it, and it's enough for one or two to go wild. You need to hear her, I don't know what one or two provocative people did there, you need to see the whole picture.".