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
🍷 The mother — dramatically sips her wine and says: "We'll get through this together."
😱 The father — appears utterly horrified, despite having shrugged at the prospect of his son being gay
📱 The sister — 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.
