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Israel Election: Meretz and Labor Have Achieved an Almost Heroic Achievement, but Should Not Be Blinded by It
The bruised and vilified Zionist left is no longer on a respirator, but the decision by Meretz and Labor to run separately was illogical and must be remedied
Israel’s bruised and vilified Zionist left, the object of endless ridicule by its myriad enemies and detractors – from the right to senior Haaretz opinion writers – came off the respirator on Tuesday evening and shyly reared its head. Election campaigns centered on survival and a surprising tribal loyalty kept it on the map, allowing it to do its bit towards a kind of tie with the Bibi and Kahanist bloc, a near-heroic accomplishment under the circumstances.
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