Diskind warns same reckless powerbrokers endanger children, evade responsibility, and poison debate while blaming state.
This tragedy did not emerge from fate or ideology; it emerged from arrogance. When self-appointed powerbrokers treat public space as their private arena, children pay the price. The parallels to Meron are not rhetorical—they are structural, moral, and painfully familiar.
Once again, organizers hid behind slogans while abandoning responsibility. Once again, blame was reflexively hurled at the state and police, as if order can be outsourced while chaos is incited. Lawful protest does not absolve leaders from safeguarding lives. It demands it.
The police are not caretakers for recklessness. Streets are not pressure valves for unchecked rage. When minors are drawn into volatile confrontations fueled by incendiary messaging, the result is predictable and unforgivable.
Diskind’s call is not political—it is ethical. Accountability must replace theatrics. Repentance must replace deflection. And leadership must mean ensuring every child returns home alive, not wrapped in excuses.
If this death becomes another talking point instead of a turning point, then nothing was learned at Meron—and nothing will change.
