Most of this debate caused great damage to Israeli historical, social and cultural research. Books and papers were judged not by their intrinsic values or shortcomings, but by their categorizations as Zionist, post- Zionist or anti-Zionist. Instead of being preoccupied with serious research, people devoted a lot of time and energy to polemics on this futile issue. Younger academics were scared and chose their research projects carefully in order to avoid being identified with one of the “camps.”
I thought this was such an interesting response that is so important to the way that we currently consume and spread media and news. Sometimes people get so wrapped up in associating authors, styles of writing, or certain topics in extreme categories such "Zionist, Post-Zionist, or Anti-Zionist". These categories actually end up restricting and limiting people from reading other opinions or perspectives on issues and historical recounts because they are so wrapped up in the categorization of the work. People then choose to solely consume the things they think they should agree with and judge the others instead of learning from and witnessing multiple views and piecing together their own thoughts. These quick judgements or firm categorizations gather so much attention that they can actually take focus and discussion away from the actual important issues.