Opposition Parties' Secret Relationship With Arab Parties Criticized

The article criticizes Israeli opposition leaders, including Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Golan, for their perceived hypocrisy regarding Arab parties. While these leaders aspire to replace Benjamin Netanyahu's government, they allegedly avoid public association with Arab political representatives, whom the author describes as a "secret mistress." This behavior is attributed to fear of Netanyahu's campaigns and a sense of arrogance among the opposition leaders.

The author argues that the opposition's strategy is politically foolish, as they cannot form a majority government without the support of Arab parties. The article suggests that even with the Southern Islamic Movement (Ra'am), the opposition lacks the numbers to unseat Netanyahu. The author contends that if the opposition leaders are sincere about not coordinating with Arab parties, they will never return to power.

Arab Knesset members and the public understand this "shameless political game," according to the article. Arab MKs are motivated to replace Netanyahu not out of affection for the opposition, but to assert their political strength and as retribution for the perceived neglect of Arab community issues during Netanyahu's tenure. Ultimately, Arab MKs are expected to recommend an opposition leader, possibly Eisenkot, not out of respect, but to remove the current government, which they believe has ignored the Arab community's pressing concerns.