The Arab citizens are the greatest challenge to Jewish supremacy between the river and the sea

An opinion piece by Prof. Menachem Klein argues that the political achievement of Palestinian citizens of Israel poses a challenge to Jewish supremacy. The right sees them as an internal threat and will try to change democratic rules of the game. Klein warns of an escalating cold civil war and calls for Jewish-Palestinian partnership.

An opinion piece by Prof. Menachem Klein argues that the unprecedented political achievement of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the recent elections is the greatest challenge to Jewish supremacy between the river and the sea. Klein, professor emeritus of political science at Bar-Ilan University, analyzes the reactions of the right and the Change Bloc. According to him, the right correctly understands the meaning of the Palestinian vote and sees it as an internal threat, similar to the perception of the October 7 attack. He claims that the right will try to change the democratic rules of the game, exploiting rifts in the emerging coalition, militias, and loyalists in the army and police. Klein compares the vote to Land Day 1976 and warns that the cold civil war is heating up. He calls for recognition of the Palestinian-Israeli arena as central and for Jewish-Palestinian partnership.