In Israel they ask who will replace Netanyahu. In Ramallah they ask: what will really change?

Sa'il Jabarin, a resident of Ramallah and activist in the Combatants for Peace movement, writes an opinion column examining the Israeli elections from a Palestinian perspective. He expresses skepticism about the expected change under Eisenkot, who opposed a Palestinian state, and notes the achievement of the Arab parties (19 seats) but their exclusion from coalition partnership.

Sa'il Jabarin, a resident of Ramallah and activist in the Combatants for Peace movement, writes an opinion column examining the Israeli elections from a Palestinian perspective. He describes conversations with Israeli peace activists who are happy about the possibility that Netanyahu will leave, but expresses deep skepticism: 'As a Palestinian living in Ramallah, under occupation, I look at these elections from a different perspective.' He notes that Eisenkot, the candidate to form a government, described the two-state idea as a mistake. Alongside this, he sees the achievement of the Arab parties (19 seats) as an important development, but asks how their votes are necessary for replacing the government yet their representatives are not wanted as partners. He calls for real change: stopping settlements, ending settler violence, and recognition of the Palestinian right to self-determination. The article concludes with the statement: 'I do not expect the Israeli elections to grant me my rights. I expect Israel to stop preventing me from realizing them.'