Young people need a plan

Alan Feld argues that the Change Bloc is fighting the wrong campaign and ignoring a large electoral reservoir: young people. According to him, the low voter turnout among young people (55%-60%) creates a potential of about 400,000 votes (8 seats). Feld calls on parties to offer a practical plan that addresses housing, employment, military service and reserves, instead of focusing on the battle against Likud.

Alan Feld, a former venture capitalist and graduate student in Jewish history, publishes an opinion piece on ynet analyzing the strategy of the Change Bloc ahead of the 2026 elections. Feld argues that the bloc's leaders are fighting the wrong war on the wrong battlefield, as they vie for the same soft-right mandates and ignore a large electoral reservoir: young people. According to him, in the last elections only 55%-60% of Israelis under 32 voted, far fewer than older age groups. If their turnout increased by 20%, about 400,000 votes (8 seats) could be added. Feld details the issues troubling young people: work in the age of artificial intelligence, housing, reserve duty without a fair contract, and the ability to build a good life after studies, army, and work. He calls on parties to offer a practical plan instead of a list of enemies, and compares elections to a sales deal where the product is the party and its leader. The column concludes with a call that a party providing credible answers to these questions could bring to the polls a large public that almost no one is speaking to.