Commentator: Eisenkot Won't Be Allowed to Unite Israel
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Commentator Avishai Ben-Chaim believes Gadi Eisenkot will not be allowed by the "establishment" to unite Israelis, particularly Mizrahi supporters of Netanyahu. Ben-Chaim claims the establishment will permit Eisenkot to form governments with ultra-Orthodox or Arab parties but will prevent him from embracing Mizrahi communities. This situation presents a significant test for Eisenkot, challenging him to defy the establishment for national unity.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Avishai Ben-Chaim claims an establishment will prevent Gadi Eisenkot from uniting Mizrahi supporters.
- Ben-Chaim says Eisenkot will be allowed to form governments with Arab or Haredi parties.
- The establishment will not permit Eisenkot to break a boycott on Mizrahi Netanyahu supporters.
- Ben-Chaim frames the situation as a test of Eisenkot's willingness to defy the establishment.
- The commentator criticizes the establishment's alleged anti-Mizrahi policies.
Commentator Avishai Ben-Chaim stated that Gadi Eisenkot faces a dilemma: forming a minority government with Arab parties or pursuing a unity government with Netanyahu, which he deems impractical. Ben-Chaim argued that an "establishment" has chosen an "Mizrahi" candidate to implement its "anti-Mizrahi" policies, aiming to marginalize those who are not subservient and dare to think or vote independently.
He elaborated that this establishment would allow the Mizrahi candidate to form a government with the ultra-Orthodox and break promises to soldiers and the "Servants' Covenant." They would also permit him to align with Arab parties and fulfill a "great replacement plan," and to form a government of 48, which would rely on Ra'am and the Joint List, despite the perceived failure of the "change bloc."
However, Ben-Chaim asserted that the establishment would not permit the candidate to break the boycott on Mizrahi "Bibists" (supporters of Netanyahu). "They will allow him everything, only one thing they will not allow him: to embrace his Mizrahi brothers and sisters, his Mizrahi soldiers and subordinates," he said. The establishment, he claimed, will prevent him from reaching out to the Mizrahi public from which he originates and to which the establishment forbids him to return.
Ben-Chaim concluded by framing this as a test for Gadi Eisenkot, questioning if he would dare defy the establishment and prioritize the unity of Israel and a true, unifying "Servants' Covenant."
