The murderous attack in Ariel, which interrupted the swearing-in celebrations of the 25th Knesset, only illustrated the urgent need for stability and a functioning government.
Three years of transitional governments and hybrid Pritt governments have given their signals on the ground.
There is no guiding hand.
There is no security, and there is no peace.
It was precisely the solemn ceremony of the swearing in of Knesset members, even though we had already been there five times almost in a row, that this time gave a glimmer of hope.
By all accounts, unlike its predecessors, this Knesset is here to stay.
The coalition that should be formed soon, will be stable and homogeneous and will give the decision makers years of political quiet, to plan, consolidate, and act to do good to their constituents.
No excuse will stand for them this time.
The election results gave politicians from the next coalition all the tools at their disposal for success.
No one sticks sticks in their wheels, no one disturbs them in their work.
The coalition is even immune to the personal whims of individual MKs, as it is not based on a majority of only 61 MKs, but a stable and solid majority of 64. A government of dreams.
Party leaders in the 25th Knesset, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
And expectations are high.
For changes in security, general and personal, for necessary changes in the legal system.
To change the situation on the ground in Israel, and in the international situation with a government that will not accept dictates and will not submit to pressure.
In his speech at the celebratory meeting, outgoing Knesset Speaker Miki Levy said that the last Knesset was the worst in its history. His arrows were directed, of course, at the opposition, which decided to boycott the Knesset committees due to the government's rapacity. In the previous Knesset, the opposition did not recognize the government's victory, he said, forgetting that it really did not She won. She did not enjoy the people's trust for a moment, and therefore did not survive more than a year. This of course did not prevent him later in his speech from lamenting the polarization and division in society. Of course the opposition is also guilty of this.
But as great as the expectations are, so too may be the disappointments.
So far, Netanyahu and the Likud have depended on various factors in the coalition to justify a lukewarm and indecisive policy in everything related to the implementation of right-wing policies, such as in security, justice, settling in the Yush, and more. Now it's just them alone. Only the right. There is no one to blame. The results of the last Knesset elections They were clear and sharp, and now all that remains is to fulfill all the promises.
A particularly shameful moment was yesterday when Ayman Odeh and Ofer Kasif refused to be photographed in the traditional Knesset photo shoot with the state symbol and Israeli flags in the background.
In a democratic country, it is allowed to oppose the symbols of the government, but it is not clear how fiercely one can demand to be a part of it, to enjoy the benefits and the exorbitant salaries of the members of the Knesset, and at the same time spit on the well that waters them.
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