A dangerous step: we are facing a situation that could still threaten us

Yossi Hadar warns in an opinion column that the government's refusal to accept the election results is a dangerous step, reminiscent of the Capitol riots, and calls on the Change Bloc to form an emergency government to prevent the completion of the regime coup.

Yossi Hadar warns in an opinion column in Maariv that the government's refusal to accept the election results is a dangerous step, reminiscent of the Capitol riots, which could drag Israel into violence and dictatorship. He describes a chain of events that began, according to him, with Yariv Levin's speech in January 2023, continued with Shin Bet chief David Zini's request to investigate political activists without evidence with Netanyahu's support, and the arrests of Ra'am activists on suspicion of improper influence on the elections. Hadar calls the government "anti-democratic" and the moves a "regime coup," and calls on the Change Bloc and Gadi Eisenkot to form an emergency government. He also condemns incitement against the Arab public and calls for a unity government, which he says are meant to save Netanyahu. The column ends with a warning that these elections may be the last free ones in Israel.