In one of the few letters he wrote in Hebrew, Trumpeldor tells father of fallen soldier that his son "fell as a hero for the sake of the people of Israel and the land of Israel."

It is not for nothing that many on the Left are rubbing their hands together in glee at the sight of the infighting on the Right. They know that at a decisive time like this, such exchanges have done left-wing parties major damage in the past.

New operation by Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi is testing and working on more than 10 projects with Israeli start-ups, including cybersecurity provider Argus, solar energy company Apollo Power and electrical propulsion system maker IRP Systems.

The criticism leveled at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from both sides of the political map is nothing new but the smaller right-wing parties fail to understand that gnawing at the Likud’s voter base plays into the Left’s hands.

Given the ugly election campaign ahead of us, the party that emerges victorious should aspire to form as broad a coalition as possible. Likewise, the appointed government should act to fortify cohesion by adopting a sober public discourse and avoiding the demonization of political opponents.