At a Crossroads | Mishka Ben-David

In his column, Mishka Ben-David presents four possible paths before the voter: two right-wing (military and internal) and two left-center (external and internal). He argues that the right-wing paths have failed and calls for trying the left-wing paths, which include agreements with Arab states, a Palestinian state, and integrating Haredim and Arabs.

In an opinion column in Maariv, Mishka Ben-David presents four possible paths before the Israeli voter: two right-wing and two left-center. The external right-wing path includes military decisions in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza, but the author argues they are impossible or entail a full-scale war. The internal right-wing path includes accepting Haredi demands for exemption from conscription and transferring billions, alongside continued exclusion of Israeli Arabs. The external left-wing path aims for agreements with Arab states, a gradual withdrawal in Lebanon and Gaza, and the establishment of a Palestinian state within the framework of a road map. The internal left-wing path includes sanctions for Haredi conscription, separation of religion from the state, and integrating Arabs into the coalition. The author states that the two right-wing paths have been tried and failed, and calls for trying the left-wing paths.