To the Israeli reader,

I write to you at a difficult moment. The public debate in Israeli society is becoming more extreme, particularly under the influence of religious-political actors who deepen hatred and further complicate an already complex and dangerous reality for both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.

But I do not write to accuse, but because reality compels us to speak differently.

This conflict has lasted longer than it should have. It has left all of us with deep fear and unhealed wounds. What is especially alarming is the rise of hardline religious discourse – among Israelis and Palestinians alike – a discourse that portrays the conflict as an existential battle with no room for compromise. This is a dangerous path because it closes off any horizon for a solution.

When religion becomes a political tool, it loses its moral value and turns into a source of extremism instead of a bridge for understanding. On both sides, there are voices that speak in terms of exclusion and monopolizing truth, but reality is more complex.

The real question is not who will win, but how we will live here together.