[…] "If 'the new Israel' is to be founded on the basis of the exclusion of 20 percent of its citizens, it will not be truly new. It will be a direct continuation of the same old paradigm. Real political change requires a different type of courage. Not just replacing leadership, but also redefining the boundaries of civic partnership."
Opposition leaders #Bennett, #Lapid, #Eisenkot pledge to exclude Arab parties from any future government, a tactical move to woo center-right voters that normalizes exclusion of 20% of Israel's Arab citizens. Real political change requires redefining civic partnership boundaries, not just ousting #Netanyahu.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-04-29/ty-article/.premium/israeli-oppositions-exclusion-of-arab-parties-could-backfire/0000019d-d5bb-d712-a5bf-d5fb875f0000
Also, the “Zionists only” opposition has no majority without the vote of Israel’s Palestinian-Arab population they vowed to exclude … 💁🏽♂️
https://jewishinsider.com/2026/04/together-but-still-short-bennett-and-lapids-merger-leaves-the-opposition-shy-of-a-majority-polls-find/
