Politics
Once and for all: Gadi Eizenkot does not represent Mizrahim
The article critiques the Israeli political establishment's tendency to promote figures like Gadi Eizenkot and Naama Lazimi as representatives of the Mizrahi public. The author argues that these individuals, despite their ethnic background, consistently align themselves with the traditional Ashkenazi-establishment elite rather than the concerns or values of the Mizrahi community. The piece highlights their silence on issues like peripheral inequality and their active support for protests that the author views as anti-Mizrahi. The author concludes that using these figures as tokens is a cynical, patronizing tactic that ignores the actual political and social preferences of the majority of Mizrahi citizens.