Until the Arab Parties Abandon Their Hatred of Israel, They Don’t Belong in the Government
The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.
March 17, 2020
Until the Arab Parties Abandon Their Hatred of Israel, They Don’t Belong in the Government
The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.
On Sunday, thanks in part to the recommendations of the Knesset’s Arab bloc, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin tasked Benny Gantz, the leader of the centrist Blue and White party, with forming a new government. While Arab parties have sat in the Knesset for years, they have never taken part in a governing coalition. Efraim Karsh and Gershon Hacohen argue that Arab parliamentarians’ rejection of Israel as a Jewish state, and support for its enemies, should disqualify them from doing so:
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