Posted on 06/30/2024 2:14:38 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The liaison team of the Labor Party, led by Yair Golan, and the Meretz party, led by party secretary general Tomer Reznik, have reached a merger agreement to form a party called "The Democrats."
Both parties have pointed out that this is not a "technical bloc," but rather a "historical process that has finally produced one large and united party, a liberal-democratic Zionist party that will be a political home to a large public in Israel; for those who are going out to defend the image and character of the country, as well as for civil entities that are striving to create a better and healthier society."
They added that "this union is a necessary step in building a large and strong democratic home, that will lead to the replacement of the extremist-messianic government led by Netanyahu. The failure of October 7th and the following months have sharpened beyond all doubt that unlike in the past, we are involved in an act of political leadership, that is the beginning of a governmental alternative to the failed leadership of Netanyahu, Smotrich, and Ben Gvir. The new party will be a home for all forces fighting for democracy and Israel’s image. The party offers an improved ideological and practical platform for the revival of a democratic, safe, and free Israel, in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence."
The parties agreed that the new party list for the Knesset will be chosen in democratic primaries by the members of the parties and any new members who will join.
Like guarantees of gender or sectoral representation, the party will enforce a mechanism of guaranteeing representation which will ensure that....
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Will they hate Jews like the American version?
Hard to say what crazy people might do.
Israel’s Democrat Party? Surely, they have their own version of “The Squad” over there.
I had to check whether this was the Bee.
I found this during a routine scanning of A7, so I knew it wasn’t the Bee, but now it seems that real life is one step ahead of satire.
It’ll be fun to hear the Democrats here badmouth the Democrats there.
It would be kinda amusing if Likud and the religious parties mirror-imaged and became the Republicans.
I would have gone with Hindenbergs, Dahmers or Chernobyls before democrats.
There is one way to remove oneself from Google.... “Democrats and Pro Israel Policy” returns nothing.
Hey at least they don’t call themselves the democratic party!. To me they’ll be dim israel.
a really super bad move in selecting the new party’s name
it entones communist and naztional socialist all too clearly
“Labor and Meretz announce a merger; will be known as the DEMOCRATS”
God help Israel if they win, but if they do win, Israel will deserve EVERYTHING that Hamas has in store for them.
Win?
They currently have 4 seats in Knesset, the minimum. They are trying to avoid failing the 3.25% threshold for any seats at all.
Well, if the Israeli “Democrats” lose, then Hamas deserve what’s coming for them.
They’re two nothing parties joining forces to become next to nothing. Probably appealing to American DNC for cash and help.
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