No need to wait for a government to be formed to start change | Gershon Baskin

Dr. Gershon Baskin argues that there is no need to wait for a new government to be formed to begin political change. According to him, the new Knesset can convene, elect a speaker, and start legislation immediately, through parliamentary cooperation with the Arab parties, without them joining the coalition. He calls for advancing legislation to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 disaster and to repeal laws enacted to weaken the judicial system.

Dr. Gershon Baskin argues in an opinion piece that there is no need to wait for a new government to be formed to begin political change. According to him, the exit poll results indicate a clear public verdict against the continuation of Benjamin Netanyahu's rule, but the majority also includes the Arab parties that some Jewish opposition parties boycott. Baskin notes a constitutional fact: the new Knesset can convene, elect a speaker, and begin legislative work even before a government is formed, and the outgoing government cannot veto Knesset activity. He calls on Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Golan, and the Arab parties to form a parliamentary majority for cooperation on steps such as establishing a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 disaster and repealing laws that weaken the judicial system. Baskin emphasizes that parliamentary cooperation does not require agreement on a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or on the composition of the next government, but only on one principle: that the election results be reflected in the Knesset's actions.