“Election results of division” – a mirror of Israeli society?

Rather than exploring possible coalitions, we might want to pay attention to Sivan Rahav-Meir. On the night of the election results, she raised a deeper question about Israeli society. She suggests the sharply divided election results that Israelis provided are a sad yet precise mirror of Israeli society itself.

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Long-term planning is a Jewish value. How about in Israel?

Israel has gone the way of Esau. Every news item must be fresh, every piece of information must be distributed immediately, both Peace and Messiah must arrive NOW. Dan Ben David calls for Israel to look beyond Esau’s short-termism, and think more like Jacob about the deeper issues waiting beyond the corner.

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