The left lost the Jewish majority – and is looking for it among the Arab parties

Adi Shamai Cohen argues that the left bloc does not have a Jewish majority of 61 seats, and is willing to rely on the Arab parties Ra'am and Hadash-Ta'al, whose leaders refuse to condemn Hamas. The author attacks the decision of the Central Elections Committee and the statement of Judge Solberg, and accuses Channel 12 of spreading a fake report about Ra'am's platform.

In his column on Channel 14, Adi Shamai Cohen argues that the left bloc does not have a Jewish majority of 61 seats, and at its peak it stands at only 48 seats. According to him, the leaders of the left bloc are willing to rely on the Arab parties Ra'am and Hadash-Ta'al, whose leaders refuse to condemn Hamas, define it as a 'charity organization', and use their mandates to change laws and budgets for the benefit of terrorists. The author attacks the decision of the Central Elections Committee and the statement of Judge Solberg, according to which even if it turns out that there were forgeries or foreign interference in the elections, this does not detract from the validity of the process. He further accuses Channel 12 of spreading a 'fake report about fake news' regarding the platform of the Ra'am party, in order to culturally legitimize sitting with Arab parties. The column uses charged language and presents a dichotomy between right and left while accusing the left of cooperating with supporters of terrorism.