In a Channel 14 segment, columnist Dana Varon sharply criticized a Bar-Ilan University professor who reportedly claimed that high birthrates cause wars. Varon argued that the real drivers are Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and terror — not children — and called the professor's remarks a disgrace that ignores education for hatred and death.
Columnist Dana Varon, speaking on Channel 14, launched a pointed rebuttal against Bar-Ilan University professor Alice Brazis, who earlier this week reportedly argued that high birthrates are a root cause of conflict and called for reducing fertility in Israeli society. Varon rejected the premise outright: 'So, we've finally discovered what causes wars — not Hamas, not Hezbollah, not Iran, not terror — children. That's according to a senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University.'
Varon emphasized that in a country founded after the Holocaust and fighting for its survival, every child is 'a victory, hope, and future.' She argued that the professor's remarks divert attention from genuine drivers of conflict — incitement, terror education, and regional aggression. The Zioneer previously reported on the original remarks by Professor Brazis as a 'disgrace to Israeli academia' in a Channel 14 report. Varon's response adds a prominent conservative voice to a growing public debate about demographics, national resilience, and the boundaries of academic discourse in wartime Israel.
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