Tweet of the Day

Today's TotD is a tweet that was a response - the original that was being responded to was deleted so I can only post a screenshot of it...

שובאל בני, אהוב לי מכל. אבל הלילה הוא עשה טעות חמורה בציוץ שאני מסתייג ממנו עמוקות.
ארצות הברית של אמריקה היא ידידתנו הגדולה והנשיא ביידן הוא ידיד ישראל. גם אם יש לי מחלוקת עם התנהלותו, אין שום מקום חלילה לסגנון מזלזל.
כבוד לבריות זה א׳ ב׳, כך אני מחנך את ילדיי.
מתנצל על דברי…

— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) February 6, 2024

Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, posted an apology for something his son tweeted. Before translating the apology, I will add a screenshot of the original tweet by Shuvael Ben Gvir:

Shuvael tweeted a nasty tweet saying now is the time to raise awareness of Alzheimers disease that causes a cognitive decline and dementia in older people, negatively affecting ability to function, with a picture of US President Joe Biden.

I am not sure the White House or Biden family care much what Itamar or his family members say, but if Itamar didnt do enough damage with his own posts, this was a good way to try to up the odds.

Itamar Ben Gvir posted a tweet in response, the tweet posted above. Here it is translated to English:

Shuvael my son, is more beloved to me than anything else. But tonight he made a serious mistake by tweeting something I deeply disapprove of. 

The USA is our greatest friend and President Biden is a friend of Israel. Even if there is disagreement with his behavior, there is no place for talking in such a disparaging manner.

Kavod Habriyot, respecting other people and treating them with dignity, is the basics, the aleph bet. This is how I educated my children.

I apologize for what my son said

First of all, nice tweet by Papa Itamar.

Second, I am not sure he should be apologizing for his son, but ok. PM Netanyahu never apologized for the vile his son puts out on social media - when pressed about it he says his son is an adult and independent person. I am not sure that is the wrong policy.

Then again, I dont know how old Shuvael is, but in his profile picture he looks to be an adult, maybe in his upper teens, not a kid.

Third, while Itamar Ben Gvir's tweet is a nice sentiment, it is ironic considering his own history. 

And to close it out, Shuvael then posted his own apology.

אדוני הנשיא, סליחה! pic.twitter.com/UyFw71NpdG

— שובאל בן גביר (@shuvaelbengvirc) February 6, 2024

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