Youth demonstrating outside Blich High School in Ramat Gan, in 2022. Credit: Daniel Bar-OnThey grew up during the coronavirus pandemic, the judicial overhaul, the October 7 attack and the wars that followed. Now, entering adult life, what kind of citizens will they be?03:46 AM • July 15 2026 IDT"I think some people here are more of a problem than religion, they're destroying your country more than religious people," the teenager in the video says. He's in a Hebrew Scouts uniform, a youth guide's handkerchief tied around his neck. He is 16 years old and speaks confidently. The ones to blame, he says, are "the Arabs." The solution, he suggests to host Lior Schleien, on whose program he appears, is simple: "Death penalty for terrorists and expel 'them' from the country." In the NewsShaped by Wars, Israel's First-time Voters Are More Racist, Less DemocraticMahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Officials and Pro-Israel GroupsIsraeli City Uses Public Funds for Gender Segregation on Main StreetsExpats to Flood Israel During Election Week for Dozens of Academic ConferencesIsrael's Foreign Minister Soldiers on Against the Army He LeadsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?
Israel's elections 2026 • Shaped by wars, Israel's first-time voters are more racist, less democratic
They grew up during the coronavirus pandemic, the judicial overhaul, the October 7 attack and the wars that followed. Now, entering adult life, what kind of citizens will they be?
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