Starting on the Wrong Foot: Primaries, Campaigns, and the Collapse of Portfolios

A scathing opinion piece against the Democrats party, describing this week's primaries as an organizational failure and the candidates as extreme and out of touch. The author alleges irregularities in the electronic voting, unfair advantage for incumbent Knesset members, and unusual text messages. Criticism is also leveled at Yair Golan and the party's policy toward Channel 14 and the water agreement with Hezbollah.

A sharp opinion piece published on Walla! News attacks the Democrats party's primaries held this week and the resulting candidate list. The author claims serious irregularities in the digital voting process, including suspicion of mass membership enrollment in one night, citing concerns by former Labor Party director general Ro'i Shendler about security breaches. It is further alleged that incumbent MKs (Lazimi, Kariv, Rayten) enjoyed an unfair advantage in accessing member data and personal funding from the Knesset, and that Gilad Kariv sent nine text messages instead of the permitted three. The author calls the list a "sleepwalking and extreme bunch" and accuses Yair Golan of deciding to bar Channel 14 from covering the announcement event, contrary to a High Court ruling. Criticism is also directed at the opposition's disregard for the Attorney General's directive regarding the water agreement with Hezbollah. The party responded forcefully, claiming that membership enrollment and voting are secure and were reviewed by the State Comptroller.