Having worked in education for many years, I understand that the remarks made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair in a secret recording leaked this week are both morally wrong and extremely serious. The recording, which featured a lewd exchange between Yair Netanyahu and his friends outside a strip club more than two years ago, stirred massive controversy.
King Solomon, the wisest of men, said: "Curse not the king, no, not in thy thoughts, and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). In recent years, it has become clear that several of the employees in the prime minister's residence, much like birds, are happy to betray every kind of trust in exchange for kickbacks. These employees sold information obtained while at work, raising questions over the confidentiality of the sensitive state secrets discussed there.
At the same time, a media outlet that is reportedly willing to pay a large sum for yellow, disgusting material like this is a filthmonger dealing in sewage – even if it tries to link the exchange to the prime minister in a lame effort to justify its publication. In the past, sanctimonious opposition MKs Eitan Cabel and Shelly Yachimovich were quick to voice outrage over secret recordings, but only when the recordings pertained to them.
Apparently some media outlets refused to pay for the recording, understanding that even in the constant witch hunt against the Netanyahu family, there are boundaries that must not be crossed.
The abysmal hatred toward Netanyahu and his family is not limited to the media or the political arena. It is deeply rooted in the psychological phenomenon described by Sigmund Freud in his book "Moses and Monotheism." The radical Left and its indentured media servants are unwilling to accept the fact that Netanyahu has tossed into the dustbin of history their naive belief that if we only relinquish land, including parts of Jerusalem, peace will reign. They hold on to their childish belief in a peace that would make Israel's military presence in Nablus and Hebron unnecessary and that would stop young Israelis from emigrating, traveling en masse to Berlin or Los Angeles to seek out peaceful lives.
The old elite, which, until 1977, controlled the country unchallenged, grew tired and put away the flag. New elites emerged in their stead, but they have always been viewed by the original elite as socially inferior. Netanyahu was responsible for this magnificent reversal of the elites, and they will never forgive him for that.
The broadcast of this filth in the media was not intended as a commentary on moral failings. We all know about the lack of moral fiber among some prominent media figures, particularly those who write tell-all autobiographies. The objective of the broadcast was to generate disgust for the Netanyahu family by creating an atmosphere of corruption, thereby making the prime minister more likely to step down of his own accord. I have never seen the family of any other prime minister or president of Israel receive this kind of prying, humiliating coverage in the media. Out of respect for the dead, I will refrain from mentioning far worse affairs that were kept out of the media and away from the public.
The delays in the corruption investigations against Netanyahu known as Case 1,000 and Case 2,000 – as well as the fact that Case 3,000, on which hopes and dreams were built, actually has nothing to do with the prime minister – have forced the leaders of the witch hunt to look for an alternative path to unseat the prime minister. They found it in Yair Netanyahu's nonsensical rambling.
But the citizens of Israel are smart. They are not easily misled by atmosphere, mudslinging attempts and fabricated tales of corruption.
