Two turbulent months have passed since the establishment of the 37th government of the State of Israel: the demonstrations against the justice system, rising inflation and the wave of terrorism that claimed the lives of 13 Israelis. The political commentator of News 12, Amit Segal, published a post on Facebook this evening (Sunday) in which he reviews the last two months of the government, and estimates that if the current situation continues, even this year, 2023 will be an election year like its predecessors.
“The joy of victory was lost somewhere between the demands of the ultra-Orthodox and the fights with Smotrich and the tweet fights with Ben Gabir”
At the beginning of his remarks, Amit wrote that “It is hard to believe, but the new government has not yet specified even two months to its establishment. The quota of days of grace that a new government enjoys has been completely wasted on nightmarish and perplexing negotiations, which embarrassed even its greatest supporters. The joy of victory was lost somewhere between The ultra-Orthodox’s demands for fights with Smotrich and tweet fights with Ben Gabir.”
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He also added that “the evil opened from three fronts: terrorism, inflation and demonstrations. Thirteen deaths, most of them from the government’s natural support areas – ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem and settlers – severely damaged the public security that the coalition promised to restore. Inflation also insists on soaring despite the promises to eradicate it , and something worse than that still threatens the government: damage to the economy will now be attributed not to the global increase in prices but to the consequences of the legal reform.”
Instead of a determined coalition and a fighting opposition, the situation seems reversed
Segal wrote that “and most important of all: the silence enjoyed by governments in their first year stems from the shock of defeat on the losing side. The divided and broken opposition managed to recover at record speed thanks to the new flag, the flag of the struggle for changes in the judicial system. Instead of a determined coalition and a fighting opposition, the situation seems to be the opposite: no one bothered to explain the reform until now, and when such an attempt was made it was blocked by the decision of the ombudsman to forbid the government’s number one explainer, Binyamin Netanyahu, to discuss it in public,” the political commentator claimed.
“The combination of internal unrest, terrorism and inflation seriously undermines the foundations of the government”
He also added that “the combination of internal unrest, terrorism and inflation is seriously undermining the foundations of the government. Those who do not believe, are welcome to witness the exchange of tweets yesterday between the members of the cabinet regarding the events in Aqaba. Those who are not yet convinced, should follow the more violent skirmishes between the Hasidic Batauni and the Lithuanians on the question of who loves the Sabbath and who strongly condemns the works on the train on the day of rest.”
The scene of the attack in Hawara. Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90
At the end of his remarks, Amit wrote that “In short: the continuation of the wave of terrorism endangers the existence of the government, the collapse of the reform will bring the end for sure, rampant prices as above. And a thought creeps into my heart: Could it be, in a particularly wild scenario, that 2023, like its four predecessors, will also be an election year?”