The liberal-democratic camp must internalize: the elections are about its survival | Ran Adelist

Ran Adelist argues that the liberal-democratic camp must internalize that the elections are about its survival. He uses the struggle over opening cafes on Shabbat in Jerusalem as an example of a broader conflict, and warns against turning the city into the 'capital of Kahanists and Haredim'. He calls for making Tel Aviv a liberal-democratic capital, and criticizes the opposition for blurring the differences with the right.

Ran Adelist argues in an opinion piece that the liberal-democratic camp in Israel must internalize that the upcoming elections are about its survival. He uses the struggle over opening cafes on Shabbat in Jerusalem as an example of a broader conflict over the city's character and the future of the camp, against the backdrop of demographic changes and the battle against the right and the Haredim. Adelist describes the struggle as a fight against turning Jerusalem into the 'capital of Kahanists and Haredim' and defines it as a 'lost secular rearguard battle'. He suggests that Tel Aviv should be the liberal-democratic capital, and mentions Ezer Weizman's proposal to turn Jerusalem into a Jewish Vatican. He claims that the apparent majority for the opposition is 'flimsy', and criticizes the change parties for blurring the differences with the soft right. He calls on them to seize the potential of a political settlement and act against the 'ridiculous yellow lines'. The article takes a clear political stance and uses charged language.