I am one of those people who believe in the unity government, given the situation, but I can't help ask myself: What do we call the bloc that opposes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?
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We cannot possibly call it the "Left" bloc because the term has become a degrading one ever since the prime minister accused all those who do not support him of being left-wing.
The latest election gave rise to the terms "Bibi supporters" and "the anti-Bibi camp," which is quite shocking if you think about it, but at least they were truthful. For a fleeting moment, the terms were accurate; nobody disguised their true intentions or hid behind ideological masks.
The election resulted in a draw, and the two terms have proved obsolete. The new reality demands new terminology, primarily due to a technical problem: Yamina and Ra'am, two of the parties that may support the anti-Netanyahu bloc, do not reject the possibility of forming some kind of coalition with Netanyahu, and therefore the term "Anyone but Bibi" is no longer relevant, and we must come up with a new one.
The anti-Netanyahu bloc calls itself the "bloc for change." Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Yamina head Naftali Bennett have proposed a "government of healing," which is a revised version of Lapid's "government of sanity."
We must ask ourselves, who among us is the sick one? Who needs to be healed? Who is the crazy one?
Let me give you an answer.
Half of Israelis feel they are living in a security and economic paradise, at a time of growth and normalcy, at a time of flourishing of traditions and Zionism. They feel like they belong, they are accepted, they are being led. Now more than ever. They are healthy, and they are content; not even the election craziness around them makes them feel any different.
A quarter of Israelis genuinely feel that everything here is messed up and crazy. It is their right to feel so, and they demand a different government that will get them out of the current situation.
But the "government of healing" stands for neither of the two. It represents the remaining quarter of Israelis, stuck in the middle, poor things. They do not think anything messed up or crazy is going on here. They only want peace and quiet. They no longer have the strength for political discussions, differences, debates. "Enough," they say.
And the brilliant copywriting is aimed at this quarter of the population, turning other Israelis into sick and crazy as well, but who cares, as long as it works. The "bloc for change" is promising to bring healing. There will be no more noise or commotion, they say.
Why? Because when a government is formed the way they want it, and only that way, will they stop shouting and demonstrating and turning our lives into one big commotion.
When a government is formed according to their wishes, the operation will be complete, and we will all return to sanity.
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