“This will be the most important election since the founding of the State of Israel.”
I have been hearing this sentence more and more frequently in recent weeks. Politicians say it, commentators repeat it, and many media outlets hardly question anymore that the Knesset election on October 27 will be among the most important in Israel’s history. Yet the more often I hear this statement, the more I find myself wondering whether it is actually true – or whether it reflects something else entirely: the deep political divide that characterizes Israel today.
Fateful election
I have lived in Israel for exactly 38 years. I came here at the beginning of September 1988. Back then, I could never have imagined that this country would one day become my home. In these nearly four decades, I have witnessed wars, peace negotiations, terrorist attacks, intifadas, rocket strikes, and political crises. I have seen prime ministers come and go, parties be founded and then disappear from the political stage. And I have witnessed many elections. Almost every one was described by someone as...
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