Imagine for yourselves

Avi Kalo calls on voters to imagine a reformed Israeli society: a constitution, education as a top priority, equal opportunities, personal and national security, professional public service, equality in the burden, tolerance, environmental quality, and a restored international standing. The elections are presented as a historic crossroads between theocracy and a modern renaissance.

Avi Kalo publishes an opinion piece on ynet on the eve of the elections, calling on voters to imagine an ideal Israel. The piece is structured as a series of wishes: a society with a constitution in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, education as a top priority, economic equal opportunities, personal and national security, professional public service, equality in the burden including Haredim and Arabs, tolerance and diversity, environmental quality, and a restored international standing. The elections are defined as a 'historic crossroads' and 'fateful', with a dichotomy between a 'fanatical and dark theocracy' and a 'modern renaissance of the founding fathers' vision'. The piece ends with a call to action: 'Imagine for yourselves - and then vote accordingly'.

Imagine for yourselves