Although the union between Bennett and Lapid moves the opposition bloc in a positive direction, Eisenkot's belief that he will force both their hands could ignite an internal war of the kind that led to the current nightmare

Voters in the coming election will have to determine not only who is to replace Netanyahu, but also the shape of the political system that will replace the current one. If the new Israel is to be founded based on the exclusion of 20 percent of its citizens, it will not be truly new