This time there is a way out, and it goes through the Arab public

Opinion column by Tova Herzl: 53 seats are not a victory for Netanyahu, but proof of his framing of the discourse. The author calls on the leaders of the 'Change Bloc' to bring in the Arab parties to form an alternative government and save Israel from 'doom'.

An opinion column by Tova Herzl, a former ambassador, published after the election results. The author argues that the 53 seats of the Netanyahu bloc are not a victory, but proof of his success in defining the public discourse: there is his bloc, an opposing bloc, and an Arab bloc 'that does not belong'. She calls on the leaders of the 'Change Bloc' – Eisenkot, Bennett, Lapid, and Lieberman – to stop excluding the Arab public, recognize civic equality, and form an alternative government with the help of the Arab parties, claiming that Netanyahu is leading Israel to doom. The author compares the current situation to the assassination of Rabin and Peres's loss in 1996, but argues that this time there is a political way out.