Yair Golan Optimistic About Coalition Prospects Without Joint List
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
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- Yair Golan is optimistic about forming a coalition government.
- He believes a coalition can achieve over 61 seats without the Joint List.
- Golan supports including Mansour Abbas in a potential government.
- He criticized the current government's handling of security and national issues.
- Golan vowed to restore Israeli unity and criticized political corruption.
Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democratic Party, expressed optimism regarding the upcoming elections, stating his belief that a coalition can be formed with over 61 seats, even without the Joint List. He indicated support for including Mansour Abbas in the government, emphasizing the possibility of a "Jewish-Arab partnership." Golan stated, "We can establish a government, and this government does not have a majority. My view is that a Jewish-Arab partnership is possible. We can create a partnership with Mansour Abbas and bring him into the coalition." He projected that election results would be known by 10 PM on the 27th.
When asked about forming a coalition with the Joint List, Golan responded, "I will not dance to Netanyahu's tune." He criticized the current government's handling of the October 7th attacks, its perceived failures, the "governmental coup," its alleged abandonment of hostages, delays in rehabilitating the north and the Gaza envelope, and its inability to manage multiple fronts. He also condemned the government's view that Hamas is an asset and the Palestinian Authority is a burden, vowing to form a "victorious coalition that will fix the State of Israel."
Golan defended members of the "Brothers in Arms" organization, criticizing the government's treatment of them. He argued that the government should acknowledge the bravery of those who oppose its political actions, but instead, it has damaged the crucial space of Israeli security, which he described as a sacred bond uniting all Israelis regardless of political differences. He pledged to restore this unity after the elections, stating that he had sent many soldiers into battle without regard for their political views and that this space must be protected.
He further criticized the current government as a "partnership of the corrupt, nationalists, and draft dodgers," asserting that such a combination cannot build or save a nation. Golan also commented on Rabbi Landau, noting that the rabbi is over 90 and that Netanyahu and his partners are responsible for giving unprecedented political power to such figures.
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