It is impossible to advise the left on how to revitalize itself when an entire generation of pre-Oct. 7 politicians are likely to be swept from office.
As an outsider (I’m visiting Israel right now volunteering during the next week via JNS) I too want to speculate about the future.
I believe that once the immediate wartime situation stabilizes, Israel must find a way to move past the political morass regarding Netanyahu’s struggles with Israel’s leftist dominated “deep state”. Netanyahu needs an exit strategy (pardon if convicted; transition plan otherwise) with someone not tainted with the failures related to 10/7) but it doesn’t seem realistic to think it will not be a right-centrist government. Palestinians have, once again, destroyed their opportunity for a 2SS.
Until the left and right agree to address the core issues that perpetuate Palestinian irredentist ideology, nothing will change.
Right. “We” will have to demand from the Palestinians, immediately, assurances they will never give, Israel would be insane to trust, and no power on Earth can hold them to, other than by war.
I'm expecting an even harder swing to the "right".
Whatever sympathy for Palestinians existed on October 6th, it's mostly gone now. The experiment failed.
As an outsider (I’m visiting Israel right now volunteering during the next week via JNS) I too want to speculate about the future.
I believe that once the immediate wartime situation stabilizes, Israel must find a way to move past the political morass regarding Netanyahu’s struggles with Israel’s leftist dominated “deep state”. Netanyahu needs an exit strategy (pardon if convicted; transition plan otherwise) with someone not tainted with the failures related to 10/7) but it doesn’t seem realistic to think it will not be a right-centrist government. Palestinians have, once again, destroyed their opportunity for a 2SS.
Until the left and right agree to address the core issues that perpetuate Palestinian irredentist ideology, nothing will change.
Step one is to WIN.
Right. “We” will have to demand from the Palestinians, immediately, assurances they will never give, Israel would be insane to trust, and no power on Earth can hold them to, other than by war.
Good luck with that.
The Left in Israel barely exists as it is, and younger generations are extremely right wing.
Will the outcome of the next election in Israel be driven by crime and punishment or war and peace?
Always illuminating to read the work of Benjamin Kerstein. Thanks.