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2022-05-09T21:00:11.321Z


The Arab dilemma today is more difficult than the dilemma of the Zionist consensus to join an Arab party in a coalition


It can be stated today that the Knesset election campaign in Arab society has already begun this week, as the joint list and RAAM began with harsh mutual accusations, leaks to the media and quite a few mutual bites in every interview, and this seems much more serious than accusations between right and left and between ultra-Orthodox and secular.

This is the most dramatic political week for the two Arab lists.

Under normal circumstances, this is considered highly ironic, as the joint list, which is part of the opposition, is voting against distrust of the government, and RAAM, which is a coalition member, is absent from the vote.

Although the absence of RAAM members is almost openly coordinated with the coalition leaders, it is in a decision aimed primarily at the Arab public, which means with certainty that the election campaign in Arab society began this week, regardless of the election date or the dissolution of the Knesset.

So far, the coalition has left Prime Minister Mansour Abbas more than Abbas has left it, and if Abbas had any intention of leaving the coalition - he would have done so and leveraged his departure for political gain, following the violent events that took place in Jerusalem last month.

But this is out of the question, as Abbas believes he has not yet achieved a significant achievement for Arab society - and it is doubtful whether he will achieve such a thing.

The attempt by an Arab party to enter the coalition is considered unsuccessful at this stage, mainly due to the very narrow coalition, which does not allow for political maneuvering and poses a danger of elections almost every week - and it also alienates the integration of Arabs into politics.

This process should have taken place two decades ago, because until now, since the establishment of the state, the Zionist parties have ruled out the possibility of integrating the Arab parties into the coalition, and the Arab parties have seen every government in Israel as implementing discrimination against the Arab public. .

However, the entry of the Islamic Movement into a coalition led by the man who led the Yesha Council, who believes in the Greater Land of Israel and does not see the Palestinians' right to a state between the sea and the river - is a courageous step, but it seems impractical, at least at this stage.

The Arab dilemma today in overthrowing the government is much more difficult than the dilemma of the Zionist consensus to join an Arab party in the coalition.

The common fear that the current government will fall is, among other things, that it will be followed by a government led by Netanyahu, in partnership with Itamar Ben Gvir, and at the same time, if the common will be the lifeline for the current government, this will serve as main and juicy material in the RAAM campaign.

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Source: israelhayom

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