In Israeli bodegas and market stalls a new hot trend has emerged – masks claiming support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the phrase “Just Bibi” and for those on the other side with the phrase “Just not Bibi.”
What about the settlements on the West Bank? The version of Haredi’s youth? State of Palestine? The big budgets favored by the ultra-Orthodox?
None of that seems to matter as long as we can continue to argue about Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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This is just another result of the recent protests against Netanyahu, which came out as the best thing that has happened to both the right-wing and the prime minister in the near future.
First and foremost, the protest is based on the spread of Blue & White – the tragedy of both Israeli politics and the state as a whole.
Once again we had another real effort to create a big middle party, again it was created with real enthusiasm, again it did well in the polls, and again it fell and shot in front our eyes.
Protesters against Netanyahu in Jerusalem
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There is no debate, the left is not a real opponent on the right, but the center is.
His many victories against the right can be attributed to the fact that the center understands that both the right and the left make good points.
It is also the most important bloc in Israeli politics because it represents the majority of Israelis – those who hate government surrender to the whims of the ultra-Orthodox and those who do not want to see Israel. turning to a binational state.
Netanyahu should admit that the right thing is the closest thing to a heartthrob.
He has already announced his support for the Palestinian state, and in 2014 agreed in talks with then-US Secretary of State John Kerry to scrap a compromise.
Benny Gantz blue & bright head
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That didn’t stop him from winning the 2015 election. Not to mention that he’s the only one on the right who supports US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, who the introduction of the state of Palestine on the West Bank.
The political argument has not spread, it is only the middle of nowhere (if you will excuse the pun), and the same goes for the socio-economic argument.
No, we are in the middle of a new argument best substantiated by phrases on masks bought on the street.
The growth of the camp against Netanyahu caused the block on the right to grow significantly and destroy much of the center, notably Blue & White and director Benny Gantz.
Evidence of this claim can be seen in the explosive growth of the right-wing ultra-rectangular block, according to recent censuses it is expected to win around 80 seats in the March 2021 elections.
Protests against Netanyahu in Jerusalem
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The center’s hopes of replacing Netanyahu now lie with former Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar, who is far further to the right than Netanyahu and has very close ties to the ultra-Orthodox.
This is also the result of the protests, which hypnotized the middle block voters to vote against Netanyahu no matter what, even if it means throwing a ballot for a more correctist. farther away such as Sa’ar.
The only one really in the center is Yesh Atid and leader Yair Lapid.
His strength comes from the fact that the party has a backbone, as he proved when he refused to stick to his former MK Ofer Shelah attempts to turn left before retiring. career.
Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid
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And while Lapid has gone up in the polls since Shelah’s departure, his strength may decline for too long if Netanyahu remains one of the main topics in the upcoming elections.
Either way, the right wing has secured 10 prospective seats over the past few months.
Those who believe that leader Yamina Naftali will choose Bennett or Sa’ar Meretz or Lapid over Netanyahu will be dismayed.
The Blue & White complaint pushed through and helped him climb to new heights never seen before.
Instead of Netanyahu, which has at least made peace with four Arab countries, we will engage with Sa’ar and Bennett, who will give more to the ultra-rectangular and the settlements.