Not a unity government, a healing government: it's time to annul the vows

Rabbi Tamir Granot calls for the establishment of a broad national healing government following the ambiguous election results, and appeals to the leaders of the Change Bloc to annul their political vows in order to cooperate with Benjamin Netanyahu.

Rabbi Tamir Granot, in an opinion piece in Israel Hayom, calls for the establishment of a cross-bloc "national healing government" following the ambiguous election results. He argues that the election results place Israel at risk of prolonged political paralysis, which poses an existential threat given the war fronts, international isolation, and social rifts. The article directly addresses the leaders of the Change Bloc – Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, and Gadi Eisenkot – and calls on them to annul their political vows not to sit in a government with Benjamin Netanyahu, using the halachic concept of "annulment of vows." Granot proposes a broad national agenda including seven points: joint struggle with the US against Iran, removing Hamas from Gaza, expanding the Abraham Accords, dealing with international hostility, continuing settlement while avoiding illegal actions, absorbing immigration, and regulating legal and constitutional issues. He identifies two main obstacles: Netanyahu himself, and the explicit promises of the Change Bloc. The article concludes with a call for leaders to set aside previous plans and unite around broad cooperation.