![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Israel Launches New Political Comedy/Dramedy Called "Anyone But Bibi!"
What do you get when you form a new political party out of three existing parties with opposing ideologies and two popular former generals with no political experience whatsoever? Find out this election season in "Anyone But Bibi!"
https://www.axios.com/israel-elections-benjamin-netanyahu-centrist-party-26466f58-2839-42cf-a6b1-e6017ae0768c.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&fbclid=IwAR1n-D4R4fnlxbMYfK_zOEravLYYy2A3MMnRXDdYHhI_ER0vm1F76aVitxI
A touch more seriously, it's basically what Sharon did when he formed Kadimah. It was basically the "I've got a solution, trust me" Party that combined everyone who didn't want either Perez or Netanyahu. Then he stroked out, which is the downside of building a party around "Vote for me because I'm not X."
Overall, the parties do have some common elements on the domestic agenda. They favor a more active role of government to address wealth inequality, affordable housing, and other pressing economic issues. They are mostly (with the exception of Telem) in favor of somehow coming to grips with Israel's racist past and ongoing racism (both toward Jews of color and non-Jewish citizens). Be interesting to see what happens.
https://www.axios.com/israel-elections-benjamin-netanyahu-centrist-party-26466f58-2839-42cf-a6b1-e6017ae0768c.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&fbclid=IwAR1n-D4R4fnlxbMYfK_zOEravLYYy2A3MMnRXDdYHhI_ER0vm1F76aVitxI
A touch more seriously, it's basically what Sharon did when he formed Kadimah. It was basically the "I've got a solution, trust me" Party that combined everyone who didn't want either Perez or Netanyahu. Then he stroked out, which is the downside of building a party around "Vote for me because I'm not X."
Overall, the parties do have some common elements on the domestic agenda. They favor a more active role of government to address wealth inequality, affordable housing, and other pressing economic issues. They are mostly (with the exception of Telem) in favor of somehow coming to grips with Israel's racist past and ongoing racism (both toward Jews of color and non-Jewish citizens). Be interesting to see what happens.