Expressing regret can encourage a vote.
This is what Ehud Barak understood about 25 years ago, before his election as Prime Minister, when he apologized to the Mizrahi testimony for the injustice caused to them during the Mapai period. Sometimes the purpose of expressing remorse is to heal divisions in society.
That is why President Herzog apologized for the massacre in Kfar Qasim, as did his predecessors, Peres and Rivlin.
Throughout history, all over the world, leaders have expressed sorrow for historical injustices and apologized to those who were hurt.
Whether it is political cynicism or whether it is an expression of sincere regret, injustices must be acknowledged and apologized for.
Ignoring and covering up does not make a problem go away, but exacerbates mistrust and insult.
It is surprising that now, on the eve of an election campaign that is defined as dramatic - there is no politician, not even a politician, who grasps the magnitude of the injustices and expresses empathy for a large public that has been harmed because of an extreme corona policy.
Even if we assume that the policy was conducted in good faith, in the face of the psychological damage caused to children following the longest school closures in the world - is it not true that someone would say "we were wrong"?
In the face of the economic crisis, is it not true that one of the captains of the policy of closures and isolations - which today is already clear that their harm outweighs their benefits - will say: "We acted with clean hands, but we are sorry for the inflation, the loss of livelihood and the economic damage"?
And what about the tens of thousands of self-employed people, who still return huge amounts of "corona grants" to the state?
Testimonies about the side effects of the corona vaccines are published again and again: according to the American surveillance system V-safe, about 7% of those vaccinated reported that they went to the doctor, emergency room or hospital in the week after the vaccination, and 25% reported that they had to miss work or studies.
Is it not appropriate to express empathy, for example, to many women who suffered from prolonged bleeding, while senior officials in the health system defined it as "nonsense"?
An article recently published in the prestigious "Science" magazine indicates that 42% of women reported increased bleeding.
Those affected by cardiac events deserve to be told, at the very least, that they are not delusional.
Studies that examined cardiac indices before and after vaccination indicated a significant increase.
In the name of continuing to defend the failed concept, is it worth giving up those voters in the elections?
There is not a single Israeli politician who is able to express empathy towards those who were hurt and excluded?
Specifically in Canada - Danielle Smith, who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Alberta, expressed regret in her victory speech about the government's conduct towards the unvaccinated during the Corona crisis.
The incoming Prime Minister of England, Rishi Sonak, also criticized the policy of closures already in August.
The management of the corona crisis is a significant issue in the mid-term elections in the US and other countries.
The distrust created between the authorities and the public is fertile ground for recruiting voters who are fed up with lies.
But in Israel - it's scarier to ask for forgiveness than to accept a government with Bibi or the joint government.
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