ISRAEL: THE HATE CAMPAIGN

A DIVE INTO A SOCIETY FACING ITS MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS

RSI – SSR (15 MIN)

Versione integrale in italiano – Falò RSI (15 min)

Watch the full film on YouTube – multi-language subtitles (15 min)

“This is without doubt the most crucial campaign since the establishment of the State of Israel, because […] it is about the very basic nature of Israel, where are we heading — liberal democracy or some kind of authoritarian theocratical dictatorship?” says Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats.

In Kibbutz Be’eri, Izzy tells us he used to be a Peace Now supporter, ready to give up his house and his land to make peace with the Palestinians and live side by side. But now, he says, “all this is over, finished.”

Liza, an Arab Israeli and an activist with Standing Together, has lived in Jaffa all her life. She tells us how some of her relatives in Gaza have been killed, many of them children, and that she can’t take it any more. “This government has to go. Enough,” she says, standing in front of the memorial wall.

At a market in Netivot, near the Gaza border, Almog Cohen, a member of the Likud party, tells us: “We want a Jewish state here, and I’m not ashamed of it. We won’t let Islamist rule cost us our country. Europe was conquered from within. They opened the door to Muslims because they thought it would be fine. Now France is burning. Europe is burning. Here we are safe, and we won’t open our doors to anyone.”

Meanwhile, at an election rally of the Joint List, which brings together the three secular Arab parties, Ahmad Tibi assures us: “We are the ones who will bring down the government of Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. With nine or ten seats, the Joint List will absolutely have the power to change the situation.”

OCTOBER 2026

Direction
Davide Mattei

Cinematography
Jeremy Portnoi, Davide Mattei

Editing
Sascha Engel

Field Producer
Meirav Costa

Production
Mammut Productions