Dr. Yaniv Ronen: Towards a Jewish-Arab Unity Government
Dr. Yaniv Ronen proposes forming a Jewish-Arab unity government that includes Yashar!, the Democrats, the Joint List, Ra'am, Shas, and United Torah Judaism. Three main tasks: a general service law, closing combat fronts, and redirecting resources to welfare.
Dr. Yaniv Ronen proposes forming a Jewish-Arab unity government based on a coalition of Yashar!, the Democrats, the Joint List, Ra'am, Shas, and United Torah Judaism. According to him, the Haredi and Arab parties have a broad common denominator: both represent the poorest segments of society, are not part of the military ethos, and Arab society is largely conservative. Ra'am is a religious party, which brings it closer to Shas and United Torah Judaism. Three main tasks for the coalition: replacing the Security Service Law with a general service law that includes military, security, civilian, and community tracks; closing the combat fronts in Syria and Lebanon through security-political agreements, and promoting the implementation of the Trump deal in Gaza while curbing settler terrorism; redirecting resources to health, education, and welfare while transitioning to a social-democratic economy. Ronen argues that the Haredi and Arab parties would be more loyal partners than Yisrael Beiteinu and the National Unity Party, which aspire to the premiership and are hostile to Arab and Haredi MKs.