Netanyahu's Shavuot Skit Goes Viral After Young Man "Comes Out" as a Bibist | WATCH
Netanyahu posted a viral Shavuot skit mocking Israel's liberal elite, a young man "comes out" as a Netanyahu supporter and his family reacts with absolute horror.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a sharply satirical video to his social media accounts on the eve of Shavuot, and it has been spreading rapidly ever since. The skit depicts a young man nervously gathering his family at the holiday dinner table, only to reveal, to their complete horror, that he is a Bibist: a supporter of Netanyahu himself.
The setup plays directly on the tropes of coming-out scenes. As the clip opens, the parents are gossiping about an acquaintance's "low-life" son who watches Channel 14, the pro-Netanyahu broadcaster. When their own son clinks his glass and says he has something to tell them, his ponytailed father immediately assumes the announcement without hesitation: "You're gay." The mother gently corrects him to let the boy speak for himself, only for both to be blindsided by the actual revelation.
The family's reactions
š· The mother ā dramatically sips her wine and says: "We'll get through this together."
š± The father ā appears utterly horrified, despite having shrugged at the prospect of his son being gay
š± The sister ā barely looks up from her phone: "Coming out is so 2019."
The parents are then shown struggling to comprehend how their son could hold such views despite the fact that he "reads books" and "works in tech."
The skit closes with a pointed voiceover: "You're not alone. Over two million right-wing voters deal every year with discrimination, anger and hate just because of their political views. Look it up on Google: Bibist, not half a human being." A festive "Chag Sameach" message from Netanyahu followed.
The video taps into a long-running grievance among Netanyahu's base, that right-wing Israelis are looked down upon by the country's liberal, urban elite. The term Bibist is used both as a badge of loyalty by supporters and as a pejorative by critics. Netanyahu has increasingly leaned on social media-driven political messaging to bypass traditional outlets and speak directly to supporters. With Israeli general elections due no later than October 27, the clip is widely seen as an early campaign salvo.
The video has ignited widespread debate online, with supporters praising it as a sharp and funny indictment of left-wing social condescension, while critics accused the Prime Minister of trivialising LGBTQ+ experiences for political gain.