Dr. Haim Asa and Moshe Ben Atar: The New Labor Party – Chapter Two of Zionism

Dr. Haim Asa and Moshe Ben Atar call for the reestablishment of the Labor Party as a new Israeli mass party, presenting a political, security, economic, and social vision that includes a 'two hands' approach, reform of the government structure, strengthening the periphery, and a population target of 20 million citizens.

Dr. Haim Asa and Moshe Ben Atar call for the reestablishment of the Labor Party as a new Israeli mass party, which would contribute to political stability and the strengthening of democracy. The article analyzes the chronic political instability of the past decade, arguing that the root of the problem is the lack of checks and balances in the systems of government and the collapse of the major parties, which were replaced by transient 'atmosphere parties' that intensified polarization. The authors present a broad vision that includes a 'two hands' security concept – military strength alongside political arrangements, reform of the government structure and the legal system, pursuit of a constitution, socio-economic policy based on the 'stakeholder' principle, strengthening the periphery, a population target of 20 million citizens, and an education revolution including uniform core studies and the abolition of sectoral streams. The article concludes with a call to return the Labor Party to the Israeli public and generate public discourse around this idea.