Knesset

In every election cycle, a familiar scenario unfolds in which the Central Elections Committee disqualifies parties from running for the Knesset, a decision that has almost always been overturned.

"The haredim sent an MK to me and told me: 'Gadi, we are done with the alliance with Netanyahu. Come and tell us what you are offering us,'" he said.

Instead of progressing, we will be regressing, and may be responsible for what future historians will call “the destruction of the Third Temple.”

The framework followed a top-secret decision adopted by the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs on September 16, nearly two weeks before the petition was filed.

Which parties Likud would seek to bring into a coalition, and whether those parties would be willing to join such a government, will become clear only after the election.

Otzma Yehudit and its chairman, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, brought the application against Abu Shehadeh, and all nine Supreme Court justices recommended that the candidate withdraw.

Israel’s opposition has put a constitution on the agenda, but a broad consensus may require a narrower approach focused on government institutions.

With a few weeks left before we go to the ballot box on October 27, I want to make the opposite case: vote for the party you actually believe in, and let the electoral threshold take care of itself.

According to the poll, the coalition bloc gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the Zionist opposition bloc fell by two seats to 53. 

Protecting Arab citizens’ right to vote and be elected is essential to preserving Israel’s democracy ahead of the election.