Hot Take: What Just Happened With Israel’s Elections?
In a democracy the majority does not rule; the participating-majority rules.
In a democracy the majority does not rule; the participating-majority rules.
The fifth round looks like a prelude to a sixth round.
As much as we dislike politics, and five rounds of elections in Israel give us many reasons to dislike politics, or merely hope for a brief respite from having to think about politics – Election Day is 10 days away.
It’s an hour or so after the first day of Sukkot, and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu goes back on Twitter to send the following message: “Behind the backs of the citizens of Israel and the Knesset, Lapid and Gantz surrendered to Hezbollah’s blackmail”.
The question of whether this is the right point for Israel depends on priorities.
In the past year that ends this weekend, leading to Rosh Hashanah, “no significant deepening of any of the acute challenges facing the Jewish people was observed.
In the past year that ends this weekend, leading to Rosh Hashanah, “no significant deepening of any of the acute challenges facing the Jewish people was observed.
If there’s chutzpah in this world – then this is it.
Israelis do not believe that “common values” bring countries closer together. They believe that “common problems” are more important.