This Rosh Hashanah, Israel must remember that we are all partners amid the election - editorial

As Rosh Hashanah coincides with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a Jerusalem Post editorial calls on Israelis to remember their shared enterprise of building and defending the Jewish state ahead of the October 27 election. The piece argues that despite fierce disagreements over October 7, Gaza, Iran, and religion and state, no faction can build the country alone. It notes that for the first time since the October 7 massacre, no hostage remains in Gaza, and urges voters not to treat those who vote differently as the problem. The editorial warns that the danger of the election is allowing it to persuade Israelis that those who vote differently are themselves the problem, and concludes that the test of the coming year is whether Israelis will still recognize one another as partners in the same enterprise of building a democratic, confident, decent, and strong Jewish state.

As Rosh Hashanah 5787 begins, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a Jerusalem Post editorial calls on Israelis to remember their shared enterprise of building and defending the Jewish state ahead of the October 27 national election. The piece acknowledges that Israel enters the new year scarred by nearly three years of war and division since the October 7, 2023 massacre, yet argues the country is stronger and more capable than daily politics suggest. It notes that for the first time since the massacre, no hostage remains in Gaza, with the last brought home in January. The editorial warns that the danger of the election is allowing it to persuade Israelis that those who vote differently are themselves the problem. It argues that the Right cannot build a country without the Left and Center, secular Israelis cannot build it without religious Israelis, Haredim cannot separate their future from the wider public, and Jewish Israelis cannot ignore Arab citizens. The piece lists what has survived the past three years: children born, immigrants arriving, Hebrew culture thriving, businesses reopening, and communities rebuilding. It concludes that the test of the coming year is whether Israelis will still recognize one another as partners in the same enterprise of building a democratic, confident, decent, and strong Jewish state.