Yehoram Gaon Questions the Press's Focus: "Are We Progressing in Talks with the Tunnel Monster?"

The singer Yehoram Gaon frequently shares his opinions on the conflict in Gaza. Recently, he wrote a letter praising the women of the soldiers during the war, and now he shares his views on the frequent press conferences during this conflict.

Gaon expressed his candid critique in a post on his Facebook account. "There was a time when I’d hear there was a press conference with high-ranking officials about the battles, and I’d stop eating, stop writing, stop reading, and run to the TV," he recounted, "Gradually, I realized I was just watching important people reading well-crafted speeches written by their 'public love' advisors."

"Why do I care what the image consultants think? I miss the days when people spoke from the heart, not from a teleprompter," the singer asserted, arguing that press conferences had turned into a competition: "A competition among interviewers on who can 'grill' the public officials more. I don’t care what was said in the past; I want to hear if there is progress in negotiations with the tunnel monster. I want to hear if the soldiers are fulfilling the mission of toppling Hamas, but instead, I hear questions like 'Does the Prime Minister have a dog tag?'"

"Dear leaders, don’t attend the press conferences. You aren’t there to inform us of what’s happening; you’re really there to compete over who will be embarrassed more. The questioners aren’t there to ask; they’re there to embarrass, and you aren’t there to be questioned but to come off well in the show. So why? Who needs it? It would be amusing if, elsewhere, real soldiers weren’t fighting right now, risking their lives in the real battle."

In a post from a few days ago, Gaon praised, as mentioned, the women of the soldiers. He called them "a vast and wonderful group" and added: "Although they live all over the country, during the days and especially at nights, they run with their loved ones there through the cursed alleys of Gaza. They are alone at home and do everything—raising the kids alone, bringing the food alone, doing all the things together with the husband, who is now as far as possible and yet closest to their fluttering heart, anxious for his safety."

Gaon further added: "They deserve an evening, billboards praising the woman at home, a TV program in their honor, they deserve it because they too wear a uniform. They are not invisible but the most real and powerful force behind the frontline warrior."