Breaking the blocs: The big move that will change Israeli politics

Daphna Liel calls for the Hebrew year 5787 to be a reset year: breaking the political blocs, investigating the October 7 disaster, equality in the burden of military service, and establishing agreed-upon constitutional rules of the game. The column presents a vision for a broad and stable government that will replace the hermetic bloc politics.

Daphna Liel, a commentator for N12, publishes an opinion column titled "Breaking the Blocs," calling for the Hebrew year 5787 (2026/27) to be a reset year for Israeli politics. She presents four central tasks: first, breaking the bloc system that has made politics hermetic and gives veto power to small parties like the ultra-Orthodox, Ben Gvir, and Smotrich. Second, establishing a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 disaster, three years after the massacre, to examine the political-security concept, intelligence, force buildup, and the terrible hours when the state did not arrive. Third, rebuilding the Israeli contract regarding equality in the burden, integrating the ultra-Orthodox and Arab societies into adapted service tracks. Fourth, setting agreed-upon constitutional rules of the game, including a thin constitution that defines the limits of power, Israel's character as a Jewish and democratic state, and rules for legislating Basic Laws. Liel emphasizes that a political rival is not an enemy, and cooperation for the state is not a betrayal of the camp.