Benjamin Netanyahu and Meir Shalov (photo: Walla! system, Niv Aharonson)
A lot of criticism on the networks of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his ignoring the death yesterday (Tuesday) of Meir Shalu, one of the greatest writers in Israel's history.
He passed away at the age of 74 after several months of fighting cancer.
Since learning of Shalu's death yesterday, a few hours before the holiday, nor after the holiday, Netanyahu did not eulogize or comment on the great loss to culture in any way, neither on the networks nor in a statement to the media.
In contrast to Netanyahu, many paid tribute to Meir in Israel and abroad, including President Yitzhak Herzog, the heads of the opposition parties and also several ministers - Education Minister Yoav Kish, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Culture Minister Miki Zohar - the latter only in a press release and did not publish his words on the networks.
Many in the networks wondered if this jarring disregard on the part of the Prime Minister of the death of the cultural giant has something to do with the fact that Meir Shalev was not afraid to pass criticism over the years on Netanyahu and his government.
Thus, for example, he said in February 2018 in an interview with Dana Weiss on News 12: "Netanyahu is a person who does not dare to make any important decision. If Netanyahu had been the leader of the Jewish settlement in 1947, the State of Israel would not have been established," he said in June 2019 to Yaron Dekel in Khan 11: I think that Netanyahu endangers the existence of the State of Israel. To that extent."
The late Meir Shalov (Photo: Miriam Elster, Flash 90)
Among the many criticisms of Netanyahu on the matter: News 13 journalist Aviad Glickman tweeted this morning, "Then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet found the time to issue a statement on the passing of one of the greatest intellectuals in the State of Israel, Meir Shalu (Ministers of Culture and Education, Zohar and Kish, actually issued ). Well, he must be busy preparing another inflammatory speech, full of fakes and poison."
Yael Sara Rep, a political reporter on the Serog website, tweeted last night: "Prime Minister Netanyahu chose today to ignore the passing of Meir Shalu, one of Israel's most well-known and beloved authors.
And while other politicians eulogize his, Netanyahu elegantly ignores the well-known author who was not afraid to voice criticism of the Prime Minister's performance over the years. New Israel: Even cultural figures, even in their death, are counted only according to their political position."
The journalist Sghia Green wrote on Facebook: "Netanyahu did not even tweet about the surprising death of Meir Shalov. In this, in a rare way, the man who is all artifice and forgery came out - something authentic that conveys: I am here for power, to rule. What interests me about a writer who enriched the spiritual world of Israel, which contributed to the resilience and identity of its citizens - and another one that was against me. In some ways, this is a continuation of the anarchists' campaign in other ways."
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Tarbut this evening addressed Topaz Luke, the Prime Minister's spokesman, asking why Netanyahu did not comment in any way on the death of his writer Meir, about whom he learned yesterday a few hours before the holiday, and whether he intends to comment.
So far no response has been received.
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