The singer and musician Kobi Oz this morning (Tuesday) came to the defense of Eyal Golan and Kobi Peretz, who according to publications, state attorney Amit Isman Considering opening an investigation against them Following calls from their side at the beginning of the war to “wipe out Gaza”.
In a tweet on the X network (Twitter), Oz claimed that the public and artists are allowed to feel and express calls for revenge, and the responsibility for more moderate expressions falls on the politicians.
“The people are allowed to be angry and demand revenge. Artists are a valve that expresses the gut feelings of the public. Part of the mental health of a people is the feeling that someone is expressing their anger. Silence and silence leads to violence. And here is the difference between artists and people of authority – people of action need to express themselves responsibly and act carefully, Because they have the power to turn anger into action,” tweeted Oz.
As you may recall, the State’s Attorney, Amit Isman, recommended to the Ombudsman to open a criminal investigation against Golan and Peretz, after they expressed themselves harshly in performances at IDF bases and called for the burning and erasure of Gaza, near the events of the Shi’a in October.