The ball will pass to the politicians

Akiva Lamm writes in an opinion column that in two days the elections will take place, but the existential questions raised by October 7 — ultra-Orthodox conscription, defeating Hamas, settlement — will crash into bloc politics. According to him, the system does not allow choosing a complete solution, and the ball will pass to the politicians who will have to decide between bloc deadlock and compromise.

Akiva Lamm writes in an opinion column on ynet that in two days, on October 28, 2026, the Knesset elections will take place. He notes that for the first time in 38 years, a government has survived a full term. He argues that all campaigns are ripples of October 7, and that the Israeli strategy based on four strengths — economic, security, diplomatic, and the spirit of the people — shattered on that day, except for the spirit of the people. Lamm presents a series of existential questions: ultra-Orthodox conscription, reforming the status of service members, reinstating administrative detentions in the West Bank, developing settlements, destroying Hamas, and a deep change in the security concept. He notes that the enemy does not regret October 7, as published on Thursday, and that the attack in the southern Hebron Hills on Friday proves it is not stopping. However, he claims that according to polls, interests, and candidate statements, all these questions 'will crash into an insurmountable wall: bloc politics,' which does not allow choosing a complete solution. Lamm states that the day after the elections, the ball will pass to the politicians, who will have to choose between remaining in bloc deadlock and compromise for the sake of the country.

The ball will pass to the politicians