-- Minister Yisrael Katz
one can discuss whether in such a theoretical scenario the Haredim or other small parties would even agree to running together. It is one thing to form a bloc for technical reasons to negotiate a better position. it is another thing when the Haredi representatives are officially in a Likud-led party, or any other non-religious-led party...I have a hard time seeing them agree to this, where they have little say because they are a minor cog in a big arty, but it would be interesting to see play out.
But forget about that for the moment. The more interesting thing about this is that this very well might lead to a two-party system. If the entire Right runs together as one bloc, and the Left does similarly, this could have a radical effect on the electoral and political system. And. practically, how will they divvy up the parliamentary seats among the members?
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Zehut has proposed something similar. I really don't know how a technical bloc is giong to change anything. Bibi has spent 2 elections nurturing his bloc and came out with nothing to show for it. Likud absorbed Kulanu and promised compensation to keep Zehut out of the elections. The end result was that Likud received less mandates and the Bibi bloc received less mandates. His commitment to the bloc, instead of the interests of Likud or the Country, are sending us down the road to do it all over again.
ReplyDeleteThe post before this one, Zehut praised that 'their idea' of running buses on Shabbat is coming to fruition. How can they line up with the Haredi parties? Considering their record at the polls, could they even be considered for a technical bloc position higher than 60.
Perhaps Katz is thinking that a unified slate can be stacked in Likud's favour.
https://zehut.org.il/the-putsch-and-your-freedom-to-dissent/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR2wHdZsCZABWP58c-u9pAopVqSvStyqcN-hFtna0yJ_IanQPpDj4kI6RS4