Some of the Right is doing absolutely everything it can to prevent an election, and some of the Right desperately wants an election. There are also some on the Right who really want to do what is best for the people without hurting the chances of forming a national government.
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I am a right-winger who can't believe what she's seeing: the latest polls are projecting 29 seats for the Likud, 19 for Gideon Sa'ar's new party, and 13 for Yamina – which is essentially the same thing. If I add to that the Haredi, who consistently join the right-wing bloc, this gives us 77 sure seats, all of whose occupants want a united Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria to flourish, robust sovereignty, a functioning legal system, and a growing economy.
Gideon Sa'ar long ago positioned himself as the next leader of the Likud, and not by chance. He has a loyal following and an impressive CV. So why should he base his political calls on the worn-out idea of "Anyone but Bibi"? It's already been proven that anyone who waves that flag is short-lived – they start out as reality TV stars and end up in the remainder pile. Sa'ar brings a record of feminist legislation, social statements, educational work, long service in government ministries, and the ability to withstand unbearably heavy pressure that some of his Likud colleagues couldn't – first and foremost his vote against the 2005 disengagement form the Gaza Strip. His years in the Likud and his primary campaigns have never caused cracks in his leadership persona, so why smash it now?
The need to choose a side, Bibi or not Bibi, is a basic question for a journalist, but that stage is over Most of the people aren't sitting around with baited breath thinking about what coalition could be formed. They are mostly eager to see how the COVID vaccine will affect Bibi, who work a black T-shirt to be vaccinated on Saturday night. Anyone who is proposing an alternative to lead the country should be talking about what he can do well. A politician who builds himself on the ruins of Netanyahu won't hold on for long, and in the case of Sa'ar that's a shame, because he has much to offer.
Anyone whose first goal is to eradicate someone else, and only then establish a national coalition will not be a leader for long. Anyone who wants victory won't secure it if Netanyahu continues to be the main issue of the election. A broad national coalition and the promotion of the Right's agenda after a dry spell are surely more worthy purposes.
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