Арабы вышли голосовать. Теперь очередь Айзенкота и Беннета

У светского и традиционного еврейского населения, как правого, так и левого, больше нет очевидного пути самостоятельно сформировать правительство. Путь к власти лежит через союзы с другими группами. В течение многих лет мы привыкли считать харедим…
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The Arab electorate has turned out to vote, and the arithmetic of Israeli coalition-building has shifted. Secular and traditional Jewish voters, across the political spectrum, can no longer take for granted that they can form a government on their own. The path to power now runs through alliances with other blocs. For years, the natural partners were the ultra-Orthodox and religious Zionists. The Arab public carries political weight equal to those groups, and ignoring it is not just a democratic wrong but a strategic blind spot. The next move belongs to Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, who must decide whether to break the old patterns.

