So here we are, stuck with just a few bad options to consider. And that’s just the political superposition of undetermined future – alongside it there’s also the possible – probable? – war with Iran.
Overall, the anti-Netanyahu bloc is projected to win 53 seats, while the Netanyahu-led right-wing religious bloc is projected to win 50. Both are expected to fall well short of a 61-seat majority.
It’s worth paying attention to what is – or isn’t – happening to our “large” parties. They are quite small, or at least that’s how they appear in the polls even as Election Day draws near.
If we are right, this election will be decided by a right-winger who agrees with her government on almost everything, except how hard to push.
October 7 is a day that already reverberates powerfully in the consciousness of every Jew. But the meaning of it has yet to be deciphered.
Israelis are an impatient bunch, but their political processes can drag on and on – and on.
If Jews come to believe that changing their policies is the key to fixing antisemitism, they are likely in for disappointment.
Are you better off than you were four years ago?
A blessing looks forward. An assessment looks back. This week, we asked Israelis to look back.
The Altalena was a munitions ship fired upon and sunk by the newly formed Israel Defense Forces in 1948.
