When will we learn to choose wisely

Anat Lev-Adler asks, three years after October 7, whether the lessons of the disaster will be reflected in the upcoming elections. The column calls for choosing ethical, united, and citizen-loving leadership, and warns against division, corruption, and political survival.

Anat Lev-Adler writes a personal column marking three years since the October 7 massacre, coinciding with the upcoming elections on October 27. She asks whether the way we choose our leaders will reflect the internalization of the cruel lesson. The column calls for choosing a clean-handed and unifying government, leaders who love citizens more than they love their seat. Lev-Adler warns that security is not just tanks and planes, but also governance, trust, and social resilience. She recalls days when governance was stable, public service was not crumbling, and the cost of living was lower. The column ends with a call to think about this when you go to choose the next leaders.