The Israeli left is in a moment of great crisis. In fact, he's been in this situation for a good few years now. Maybe from the moment that Herzog and Livni failed to win, or since the night Livni realized that the block size determines more than the party size.

This crisis is not just about ideology. It stems from the inability of left-wing leaders to make a clear and operative decision, and this has intensified in recent months, with many in the Israeli public eyeing those who were destined to overcome the difficult moments, even before the Corona crisis: whether to continue the frenzy that holds the political system, or whether someone grabs courage and establishes government. Benny Gantz understood this, even if it was fashionable late.

True, the impending government will not meet the stringent demands of the last uncompromising ideologues on the left. But it will be a government that will redeem Israeli citizens from endless repeated elections. And most importantly, it will be an emergency government that will navigate Israel in the turbulent waters that await us in the coming months.

As I know, I'm not a supporter of Netanyahu, to say the least. Over the years I have criticized him extensively for his economic policies, which have created undeniable growth engines - but left too many behind. I thought that Israel's economic buildup must come together with a narrowing of gaps, with a massive investment in the health care system (which is of paramount importance these days) and with a significant investment in the education system; A differential investment that will promote those who the system naturally forgets - the children of the periphery.

My criticism of Netanyahu has always been there - but I never hated it and never saw it as the evil in the country. I could disagree with his policy, but I always understood that he was a patriot and a sincere concern for the State of Israel and its citizens.

But what happened to the Israeli left eventually became a parody of its own, the breakup we are experiencing these days. Netanyahu himself became the main argument: he is a personality, he is a suspect, he is a defendant. The left has turned the political system into one-dimensional, with the only question at stake is "Yes Netanyahu or No Netanyahu." All the political and ideological conduct on the left drained into one big position, which slowly shrank and needed a zero point, with regard to positions and loyalties. The disproportionate attacks on Amir Peretz because of his attachment to Netanyahu, as if he had violated some sacred social taboo, prove just how evaporating every other consideration in the debate was. In fact, it was a shot in the leg, because even on the right side of the political map, the position needed the same question - yes or no Netanyahu.

Then came the Corona, which in my view became a ladder where it was possible to get off the tall tree we climbed, as a company, to solve the never-ending plunter that we were stuck with. I believe that many of the blue and white voters, Labor and Bridge realized that there was no choice but to get out of the political chaos, because this is ultimately about people, people, who pay a heavy price for the political system waging a war of excavations and fortifications.

Dina Dayan is a Labor Party member and resident of Mitzpe Ramon