Herzog held up a mirror to the Democrats – and became a Bibist

The director-general of the Democrats party, Omer Lubaton-Granot, taunted President Isaac Herzog after Herzog asked party representatives what they would do in their campaigns without the slogan 'Only not Bibi'. Lubaton-Granot tweeted: 'Say you voted for Likud without saying you voted for Likud'.

The director-general of the Democrats party, Omer Lubaton-Granot, taunted President Isaac Herzog after Herzog held up a mirror to party representatives during the round of consultations at the President's Residence. Herzog wondered what the parties' campaigns would look like in the day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without the slogan 'Only not Bibi'. Lubaton-Granot did not address the question substantively, and chose to taunt Herzog on his X account: 'Say you voted for Likud without saying you voted for Likud', implying that Herzog identifies with Likud. The article presents the event as a political clash, using a dramatic headline hinting at the president's political identification.