Israel – 2019 Elections II

The results in yesterday’s elections, while not a surprise, are a big disappointment. Not, of course, to the majority of the voters in Israel. They voted to keep the crook in power. And that is what they get.  – That is what we all get.

It is noteworthy that virtually all right-wing parties and all the religious parties in Israel have stated that they would support Netanyahu and not Benny Gantz, a former chief-of-staff, whose newly established party got the same number of votes (ca. 30% of the voters) as Netanyahu’s Likkud party. The clear message is that what attracts Israeli voters is not necessarily security but the wish to hold on to the Occupied Territories.

Benny Gantz established a new party, together with two other former chiefs-of-staff. Their message was as tough on security matters as Netanyahu’s. Their track records are the proof. Their main drive was to finally get rid of Israel’s corruption-ridden Bibi Netanyahu. Yet, Israel’s electorate would not have it.

Fifteen out of sixteen former chiefs-of-staff and heads of Mossad and Shabak (external and internal secret services) have made clear their view that Netanyahu is a liability to Israel’s security. Israelis do not seem to care.

We have to face it: More than half of Israel’s voters voted for the continued occupation of territories held since 1967 and for the settlement of the Occupied Territories with Jewish Israelis, whilst keeping a corrupt Prime Minister leading and promoting the vulgarisation of the Jewish State.