How to Build that Broad Coalition NOW by Aryeh Green
Israel Needs a Government of National Purpose, Not Another Narrow Coalition By Aryeh Green [Originally published here on The Jerusalem Post, 30 October '26] Israel desperately needs a broad national government. Not another narrow coalition held hostage by sectoral parties. Not another election or government defined primarily as “pro-“ or “anti-Bibi”. We need a coalition representing the overwhelming majority of Israelis who agree on the great majority of the strategic issues facing our country. And we need political leaders willing to put the country's future ahead of their personal rivalries. Here’s a plan to do just that. As others have suggested, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Lapid and, yes, even Yair Golan must reconsider their refusal to serve in a Netanyahu-led government. The prime minister, in turn, should accept a genuine national-unity arrangement that includes his retirement from politics after two years. Neither side ...