Between National Constants and the Lures of Influence
The article discusses the challenge facing the Joint List in Israel, criticizing the conditions set by Eisenkot for accepting Arab lists into his government, and warns against immersing in the details of the Israeli political scene at the expense of national constants.
The editorial addresses the challenge facing the Joint List in Israel, which goes beyond the number of seats and influence in forming the government. It points out that electoral unity does not mean relinquishing national independence, and that defending daily rights does not require accepting the system's conditions. The article criticizes the conditions set by Eisenkot for accepting Arab lists into his government, describing them as explicit and clear Zionist conditions. It asserts that most Arab leaders found themselves in a defensive rather than proactive position, which is inconsistent with the unprecedented rise of Arab electoral power. It warns that immersing in the details of the Israeli political scene and calculations related to government formation may lead us to treat what is happening as if it were an ordinary internal political crisis, while we are in fact facing another station in a long historical struggle.