Netanyahu is the blocking bloc of the state
An opinion article arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preventing the formation of a necessary unity government following the October 7 failure, drawing a comparison to Menachem Begin's resignation in 1983. The author asserts that Netanyahu, unlike Begin, does not act with national responsibility and blocks Israel's path forward.
An opinion article by Zman Yisrael argues that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the blocking bloc preventing the formation of a necessary unity government after the October 7 failure. The author compares Netanyahu to Menachem Begin, who resigned in August 1983 following the First Lebanon War and supported a unity government from the outside. In contrast, Netanyahu does not act with national responsibility, does not resign, and blocks the path to a broad unity government. The author suggests a possible composition for such a government, including Yashar! of Gadi Eisenkot, Likud under a different candidate, Bennett and Lapid, and Lieberman, while leaving the Haredim, Otzma Yehudit, and the Joint List in opposition. The article also criticizes President Isaac Herzog, who it says calls for a unity government but actually supports Netanyahu's continued tenure. The author argues that past experience with the unity government Netanyahu formed with Benny Gantz, who ousted him in a political maneuver, proves that Netanyahu cannot be part of such a government. The article concludes with a call for support for a free press.