Law Professor Moshe Cohen Eliya Announces Election Vote After Deliberation
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Law professor Moshe Cohen Eliya announced he will vote for the Likud party in the upcoming elections, citing four core principles. His decision follows a period of deliberation and acknowledges past criticisms of the party. Cohen Eliya believes the Likud, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership, is the most viable option for achieving national and security goals.
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- Law professor Moshe Cohen Eliya will vote for the Likud party in the upcoming elections.
- Cohen Eliya based his decision on four principles: popular sovereignty, legal equality, national loyalty, and a hawkish security stance.
- He previously worked for the Association for Civil Rights and served in Unit 8200.
- Cohen Eliya acknowledged past criticisms of the Likud and its handling of the judicial reform.
- He cited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war management as a factor in his decision.
Less than two weeks before the elections, law professor Moshe Cohen Eliya published a detailed personal post revealing his intention to vote for the Likud party. Cohen Eliya, who previously served in Unit 8200, taught at Harvard, and worked for the Association for Civil Rights in the 1990s, explained his ideological journey. He stated that while he was perceived as center-left, his worldview has always combined deep national identity with liberal and democratic values, a combination he feels is absent in radical rights organizations today.
Cohen Eliya outlined four core principles guiding his decision: democracy where the people, not judges, are sovereign; liberalism and equality before the law; Hebrew national loyalty in the Land of Promise; and an activist, hawkish security approach following the October 7th events. He concluded that the Likud party is the most viable option for realizing these principles in the current reality.
While expressing support, Cohen Eliya acknowledged past criticisms of the Likud's internal flaws and the initial handling of the judicial reform. However, he emphasized that adjustments have been made and, given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisive and considered war management, the Likud represents the only realistic choice for those desiring a significant victory. He clarified that this support is not unconditional but that he will vote for the Likud, using the ballot code "מחל," in the upcoming election.
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