Opinion  Ben-Dror Yemini
Israel's right-wing is repeating mistakes of defeated left
Ben-Dror Yemini
Published: 05.10.19, 22:43
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1. Solution is Clear
Jake ,   Dallas   (10.06.19)
Likud plus Blue and White and no other parties. A Center/Right Government that could solve the budget issues.
Saar would make it happen tomorrow.
Bibi is dragging along the small parties do he can force a new election and keep the circus going through his trials. All that matters to him is he stay PM through the trials, government or no government, budget or no budget.
It’s not Gantz that insists on bringing in the whole Left but it’s Netanyahu that is using the Right as his shield.

2. What Ben Dror really means
Boaz   (10.06.19)
Is a political suicide of Likud for generations to come.
Religious and right parties are natural partners. Abandoning them now to please leftists will just bring their demise. Besides together they have 24% of the votes, why should they be ignored?
3. Fingers crossed
will   (10.06.19)
4. netanyahu is just trying to form his ideal coalition
zionist forever   (10.05.19)
Gantz has said that he wants a coalition that is made up of BW, Likud, Liberman and Labor.
Labor and BW are allies giving Gantz effectively control of 39 seats, Liberman is nobodies friend so nobody can rely on Liberman and Likud has 32 seats.

So alone Likud is very much the junior partner in the coalition Gantz would like to see.

When Netanyahu is sure he cannot form a coalition he will hand back the mandate and Gantz will be given a chance but with the right sticking together there is no way Gantz will be able to form a coalition and will eventually have to return the mandate and say I cant do it.
Likud will then be given one more chance maybe led by Netanyahu maybe by smebody else and then either Liberman or Gantz will form a coalition.

Neither Gantz or Netanyahu want to be martyrs so they will stand their ground and try and get the deal they want but if that doesnt happen then eventually somebody will have to compromise ( most likley Gantz ) but dont expect any quick result.
5. don't believe a word of the report
judah ,   jerusalem   (10.06.19)
the religious right a are the Jewish majority , the blame for a failed coalition lies with B&W
6. Is there a Superperson in Israel ?
DSM ,   USA   (10.06.19)
So your saying no one in either party is able to win the center and therefore completely new blood is needed ? Someone who can and will control the ultra orthodox, can satisfy the Arabs now living and reproducing in Israel, someone who is pro military and will protect the country, and also will raise the standard of living for all Israelis and who can project a positive image of Israel around the world.
7. Poor Bibi!
Rephael Rechitzky ,   Toronto   (10.06.19)
Bibi is scared of going to Maasiyahu, where he and his family belong. Don't worry, you will end up there. Maybe I will write you a devil letter.
8. the hate for bibi blinds!
Elmer   (10.06.19)
Bibi is being blamed for the impass.

What the media does not focus n is the fact that bw nor does the media want to negotiate with bibi. Be honet. stop blaming bibi for hate when you hate him first. for 23 years the media has despised bibi. time to wake up & look yourself in the mirror with love for the other. bibi has many faullts but he is a leader unlike anyone else.
9. Bibi moved right to ride the wave of Trumpism that swept
Shachar ,   Eilat   (10.06.19)
the world. He liked the dictator status and especially the fact that the camp follows like sheep...no questions, no demands, no morals. He is sticking to the right bloc (a useless collection of sycophants) to prevent any gov't forming. As long as there is no gov't he remains PM.
10. It’s not Netanyahu the Left is after the entire Right ..!!
LeftsRealTargetIsUs ,   Jerusalem   (10.06.19)
Wake up it wouldn’t matter who was in power if they would be from the Right Nationalist Camp Religious Traditional etc they would get the same hostile treatment from the media as Netanyahu..we the 70% of the population are their targets..
Power must be taken away from the “ State Of Tel Aviv” which has too much control financial” culturally “ etc power must be distributed to Galilee Negev Jerusalem etc
We must stop being the slaves of Post Zionist Post Judaic Tel Aviv corrupt “elite”!
We the people 70% are the real target of their venom now and in the future
11. Right Wings biggest mistake not demanding a balanced media
TragicFailure ,   Jerusalem   (10.06.19)
Allowing millions in the Nationalist Camp to be 24/7 degraded ridiculed be they
Haredi Nationalist Religious Traditional or secular Nationalist..the real target is not Netanyahu but ANYONE from the Nationalist Camp that was or will be in power
Wake up it is us the majority 79% they are really targeting wake up
Likud and all Nationalist Camp you failed miserably by not protecting your own supporters from the Leftist post Zionist Post Judaic Media Mafia and
shame on you ..!!!!
12. Bibi-55jewish block-left-44:
Shoula ,   Tel Aviv   (10.06.19)
Bibi has a better chance of establishing a government while Gantz has zero chance; also Gantz hope that likud will divide and betrayed bibi is gone. The likud voters are for Bibi . So all you horrible predictions are fake news and personal hatred to bibi who defeats you all the time!
13. Unity gov't means...
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   Ra'anana   (10.06.19)
A National Unity gov’t (did you get the word “unity” in there?) means unifying the centrist parties -- NOT the right wing bloc dictating to, and negating, the majority centrist party.
14. Misguided
Jerry ,   Jerusalem   (10.12.19)
The opposite is true. The right had the clear majority. In April, the
right garnered 60 seats while losing 4 to the New Right. In September,
the right squandered 8 seats. How? 2 to Otzma. 2 to Zehut who supporters
would never vote Likud and who saw no need to vote given the
promise to make Feiglin a Minister. And they lost another 4 seats by
making it easy for Kulanu voters to go to the beach. Why vote when all
4 of your MK's have a safe spot on the Likud list?
Let's hope those responsible for the next election strategy will learn from their mistakes
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