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Tamar Katriel identifies the “casach speech” as one of the dominant speech styles in contemporary Israeli society. This speech, she argues, is rough, verbal aggression that impinges upon the fabric of constructive interpersonal relationships<ref>Katriel, Tamar. "Rethinking the terms of social interaction." Research on Language & Social Interaction 32.1-2 (1999): 95-101.‏</ref><ref>[http://mendele.co.il/?wpsc-product=978-965-541-024-2 גתי, י. (2010). השיח הישראלי: אגרסיביות מול רציונאליות (p. 137). פרדס.]</ref>