Likud may repeat Merav Michaeli's fateful mistake
The columnist draws a parallel between Merav Michaeli's mistake in the 2022 elections, when she underestimated the risk of MERETZ failing, and the current attitude of Likud towards Ofer Winter's party "Amcha Yisrael". According to the author, Likud risks losing mandates by not signing a surplus-vote agreement with Winter. The narrative of the "actual destruction" of Hamas and criticism of the opposition are also discussed.
Columnist Michael Kleiner (Maariv) draws a parallel between Merav Michaeli's political mistake in the 2022 elections and the current attitude of Likud towards Ofer Winter's party "Amcha Yisrael". Michaeli, according to the author, mistakenly believed that warnings about the risk of MERETZ failing were manipulation and did not consider the possibility of losing votes. This cost her career. Today, Likud may be repeating the same mistake by not taking Winter seriously as a potential coalition partner and not signing a surplus-vote agreement with him. The author claims Winter will get at least three mandates, and without him, Likud loses votes. The author then discusses the situation in Gaza, claiming Hamas is "actually destroyed", but the opposition and Hamas itself are interested in maintaining the image of its strength. Also criticized is an article by Ehud Barak in Haaretz, which, according to the author, backfires on Barak himself.