Political courage is not a dirty word
Two weeks before the elections, an opinion column calls on the Change Camp to embrace the Arab parties as full partners, arguing that avoiding this is a moral surrender to the right. The authors present Netanyahu and the right as having a clear and destructive vision, and the Change Camp as stammering and fearful.
Two weeks before the Knesset elections, a sharp opinion column calls on the Change Camp to adopt political courage and include the Arab parties as full partners in a future coalition. The authors, Amit Tirosh and Nasrin Hadad Haj Yahya, argue that Benjamin Netanyahu and the extreme right present a clear and destructive vision: a judicial coup, rampage in the occupied territories, and trampling of the legal system. In contrast, the Change Camp offers a faded version of 'just not Bibi' and bureaucratic promises, while avoiding cooperation with Arabs. The authors see the Arab public as an integral part of the state and warn that avoiding cooperation with them is a moral surrender to the right. They call on camp leaders to address the Arab public eye-to-eye, ensure full equality, eradicate crime, and strive to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The column concludes with a call to stop fearing and start leading, emphasizing that the future depends on courageous leadership.