ALBAWABA - A video of Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and other government officials dancing at a wedding while Hezbollah fired powerful rockets into northern Israel went viral, sparking a barrage of criticism.
Citizens have sharply criticized the video, which went viral on Israeli social media, for Katz's failure to attend important military and political gatherings during a time of national emergency.
According to reports, the contentious video was captured at the son's wedding to Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, a well-known figure in the Zionist religious world. Several well-known people attended the celebration, including Knesset members such Minister Miki Zohar, who had just celebrated his son's wedding, and Likud ministers. Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets into Israel at the same time as the celebration, prompting millions of people to seek refuge in bunkers.
Ynet News and Israel Hayom, among other Israeli media sites, called the incident “unprecedentedly insensitive.” Video showed Katz and other officials dancing excitedly in a traditional Jewish circle. The minister and his associates were criticized for putting their own interests ahead of their national responsibilities.
Posts challenging the government's priorities were all over social media. A lot of users wanted to know why Katz wasn't in the operations room as the situation was getting worse. Rabbi Melamed, the event's host, has been made even more humiliating by the episode, which has also sparked questions about who released the footage.
Katz and other participating ministers have not yet spoken publicly to the commotion. The outcry emphasizes the rising hostility between Israel's government and its people as the nation deals with multiple issues at once, such as ongoing rocket assaults from Lebanon and political instability.
Many Israelis contend that such behavior erodes public trust at a crucial juncture for national security, and the video of Katz dancing has intensified calls for responsibility.
