Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

Ongoing Story· Day 32

Yair Golan Advocates for Arab Party Inclusion in Israeli Government

19 developments

HamalPolitics

Yair Golan Calls for Government with Arab Parties, Cites Democratic Majority

Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba

CenterCharged tone

Hebrew · 1 newsroom

Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats, stated that Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost and that a democratic majority exists. He called for a "change government" in partnership with Arab citizens of Israel, emphasizing equal voting rights. Golan criticized the inclusion of non-Zionist Haredi parties in Netanyahu's bloc and asserted that a "change bloc" holds a majority.

The story in 6 lines · by baba

  • Yair Golan stated Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost and a democratic majority exists.
  • Golan called for a "change government" in partnership with Arab citizens of Israel.
  • He asserted that Arab and Jewish Israeli votes hold equal value.
  • Golan criticized Netanyahu's bloc for including non-Zionist Haredi parties.
  • He claimed the "change bloc" holds a majority of 65 seats.
  • Golan urged courage and leadership to form a new government.

Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats and a retired Major General, declared on Wednesday that Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost, asserting that a majority of 65 seats is greater than 55, as is fundamental to Israeli democracy. He emphasized that Israel has no future if it continues to fear and exhibit racism, particularly by distinguishing between Jewish and Arab votes. Golan stated that the vote of an Arab Israeli citizen in Tayibe holds the same value as that of a Jewish Israeli citizen in Givat Shmuel. He criticized Netanyahu's bloc for including 16 members of Knesset from non-Zionist Haredi parties who allegedly promote draft evasion while soldiers are fighting and dying. Golan argued that if Netanyahu insists on counting only a Zionist majority, he should first remove these 16 Haredi MKs from his bloc. He claimed that the "change bloc" has a Zionist majority of 49 to 39 and an Israeli majority of 65 to 55. Golan called for the establishment of a "change government" in partnership with Arab citizens of Israel, which would serve all Israelis, urging courage, leadership, and action to seize this opportunity.

HamalCentre · Tel Aviv

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to follow newsrooms, topics and people.

or use an email code

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to follow newsrooms, topics and people.

or use an email code

Mentioned

Open the Wire