The Israeli opposition’s only way to win
Put it this way, and it sounds very close indeed: the election is next month. Its outcome will largely be decided this coming Tuesday, just as it was decided the last time when Balad chose to break up the Joint List, and Meretz filed its slate alone.While all eyes are turned rightward to Ofer Winter’s solo flight, it’s worth eyeing the rival bloc. The tectonic plates there are shifting, even if the ground above them looks stable.The foundational axiom is that the entire right has had four leaders since the founding of the state, while the center-left has had four leaders in the last term alone: Lapid, Gantz, Bennett, and now, Eisenkot. Can the chairman of Yashar! be confident there won’t be a fifth?Ostensibly, yes, but in practice he is stuck in the seat column while Bennett is starting to recover. Anyone who doubts it should open the Haaretz app.…
The upcoming Israeli election, largely influenced by internal shifts within the opposition, is expected to be decided soon. The center-left bloc, which has seen four leaders in the last term, is experiencing significant movement. A potential grand merger between Eisenkot, Bennett, and Lapid is being considered to mitigate risks and increase their chances of forming a minority government with Arab abstention. This strategy aims to reduce the number of holdouts within the bloc and capitalize on the assumption that Netanyahu would not allow a rival party to run significantly ahead of him.
- Itamar Ben-Gvir, a key figure on the right, has surprisingly begun directly attacking Prime Minister Netanyahu, a departure from his previous strategy of positioning himself as a supplement to a Bibi government. This move is seen as a rare campaign error, with early poll results indicating a decline in his party's standing.
- Despite a perceived demand for unity and aAutomatically generated summary based on the original article; quotes are from the source.
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