The Lighthouse | 2019 September 23

The 22nd Knesset’s True Colors

By Erik Zimerman On September 23, 2019 · Add Comment · In Against the Wind, Avvisi, Joab's Men

At the Lighthouse, we have tried to let the people know that the Blue and White Alliance members are neither Zionists, nor centrists, but mere leftists and/or opportunists. And the voting bloc they represent and would form a government with (had it reached 61), is not a “Center-Left” bloc by any reasonable measure, as is reported, but a leftist if not far-left bloc. Why the mislabeling? Simple, the media is dominated by leftist individuals, but the term is not popular. Blue and White tried desperately to distance itself from the term, and the media helped. As desperately as they ran to the left once the election is over to form their government. The media can label the bloc “center-left”, but it cannot avoid naming its members. Blue and WhiteLabor (Labor-Gesher)Meretz (Democratic Union)The Arab parties (Joint List) These entities had 57 seats in the Knesset in the 21st Knesset, and pending final results, it seems they will have 57 give or take a seat, in the 22nd Knesset. They did not win this September Snap election, just like they did not win the previous one a few months ago, despite the reporting in the popular press. Had they reached 61 rather [...]

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