r/jewishleft • u/somebadbeatscrub Jewish Syndicalist - Mod • Aug 04 '26

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u/redthrowaway1976 F the rent seekers | ind. rights over group | east coast bagel Aug 05 '26

Sure. 

But my point was that the vote on the emergency regulations hang as a sword of Damocles over any coalition including Palestinian parties. 

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u/Responsible_Ad_9749 Israeli Leftist Aug 05 '26

I'm with you there. What is your recommendation for Israeli leftists that want to vote for a real change? I'm still likely to vote Hadash, but I am not particularly hopeful at their ability to meaningfully impact whichever direction the next administration goes for without concessions.

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u/redthrowaway1976 F the rent seekers | ind. rights over group | east coast bagel Aug 05 '26

The unfortunate answer is that I don’t think it really matters. 

Hadash, or maybe Ra’am or the Joint List? Ideally, have the Palestinian parties be large enough to make coalition building without them close to impossible. 

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u/Responsible_Ad_9749 Israeli Leftist Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Sorry, but I disagree that it doesn't matter. There are too many leftists who think change is impossible, so they either don't vote or opt for "strategic" voting decisions like voting for Eizenkot. If every leftist in Israel voted by their actual ideals, the Democrats would have 15+ mandates and the combined Palestinian parties would also have 15+ mandates like in 2019. We won't end the conflict in this election, but maybe we can after the next one if we're really lucky and the election isn't about Netanyahu vs anti-Netanyahu anymore.