What the Jews will do changes

Rotem M. Sela argues that the focus on fraud in Arab polling stations distracts from the strategic question: whether Israelis can tolerate each other. The author analyzes Mansour Abbas's refusal to define Hamas as a terrorist organization and asserts that internal division is the real threat.

In an opinion piece on ynet, Rotem M. Sela argues that the preoccupation with alleged fraud in Arab polling stations distracts from the true strategic question: whether Israelis can tolerate each other. The author quotes Ben-Gurion, who said "Our future does not depend on what the Gentiles say, but on what the Jews do," and draws a parallel between the historical debate and the current political situation. Sela analyzes the conduct of Mansour Abbas, head of Ra'am, who refused to define Hamas as a terrorist organization in the presence of the President of Israel, and claims that Abbas relies on internal division in Israel. The author argues that the only way to avoid a dangerous partnership with Arab parties is a new power structure of all Zionist and national forces. The article concludes with the question of whether Israelis will manage to unite before it is too late.