Everyone in this country has gone insane

Not a single voice of reason to be found among the pundits, politicians and general public, who all run to the shelters on an hourly basis but smile when they emerge, praising the Iran war and the blessings it brings. It almost makes you miss 1967

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Everyone in this country has gone insane

Not a single voice of reason to be found among the pundits, politicians and general public, who all run to the shelters on an hourly basis but smile when they emerge, praising the Iran war and the blessings it brings. It almost makes you miss 1967

Gideon Levy

04:47 AM • March 05 2026 IST

Where was it determined that wartime is also a time for stupidity? Who wrote that when the cannons roar, the muses are not only silent but ought to be ashamed? It's been a long time coming, but what has happened to the public discourse in Israel this week is shattering all record lows.

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