MK Meirav Cohen Rejects Unity Government, Citing 'Scorpion' Analogy
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
MK Meirav Cohen rejected the idea of a unity government during consultations with President Yitzhak Herzog. She used the fable of the scorpion and the frog to explain her stance, stating "You don't do business with scorpions." Cohen also cited her past experience in a unity government during the pandemic as detrimental to the country.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- MK Meirav Cohen rejected a unity government during consultations with President Yitzhak Herzog.
- Cohen used the fable of the scorpion and the frog to explain her opposition to a unity government.
- She stated, "You don't do business with scorpions."
- Cohen cited negative personal experience in a previous unity government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Member of Knesset Meirav Cohen of the Together party has ruled out the possibility of a unity government during consultations with President Yitzhak Herzog. Cohen stated that while sitting with people who hold different views is not a compromise but the goal, she recalled the fable of the scorpion and the frog when hearing discussions about a unity government. "You don't do business with scorpions," she asserted. Cohen also referenced her experience in a unity government during the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that instead of benefiting the country, she caused it harm.
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