Israel’s forthcoming elections: no change for Palestinians
JVL Introduction
There are many people, including those who generally support Israel, who are appalled at what the current Israeli government has been doing – and continues to do – to Palestinians, many of whom also have serious questions about Israel’s attacks on Iran and Lebanon. Some are anxiously and hopefully waiting for the forthcoming elections for this government to be voted out. Here Gideon Levy makes clear that placing one’s hope in opposition parties is pointless as the narrative of right wing Zionists and “left wing” zionists carry the same narrative whereby Israelis are humanised, are victims and Palestinians are terrorists.
After another settler attack in Tell Village close to Nablus on Friday 24th July resulted in four Palestinians and two Israelis being killed*, this was the message from Yair Golan who is the head of what Levy says is ‘the most left-wing, pro-peace party’: “Terror must be defeated with a strong military arm, with determination and without compromise.” This is virtually the same message as that from Netanyahu.
An Israeli soldier’s mother is quoted in this article, shocked by the lack of resistance but her son explains how impossible that is. This reality is a reminder that this is up to all of us to fight for the necessary change to bring peace to all and justice and freedom to Palestinians.
*at least one of whom was a security officer from the settler outpost from which the attackers came
This article was originally published by Ha'aretz on Sun 26 Jul 2026. Read the original here.
Yair Golan is Just Another Ultranationalist Israeli General
Friday’s West Bank pogrom was a test for the Democrats – and they failed miserably
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It’s an interesting one. The Israeli political system of government is a democracy and anyone can start a political party (their are arab parties). Your article doesn’t address why there are no antizioinist Israeli political parties. Presumably this would be because they would be very unpopular and not cross the political threshold; why is that the case?
One could suggest that Israelis are brainwashed by their media but to be fair the Israeli media isn’t politically biased and Israelis certainly have access to the Internet.
The real reason probably is that the Israelis believe that Israel is their home. There is only one Jewish state and most of their neighbours raison d’etre is their destruction – which is arguably the case – see for example, Hamas’s founding charter.
Ma io ho letto che sia Yair Golan sia Gilax Kariv hanno fermamente condannato la politica del governo in Cisgiordania dicendo che questa follia di fanatismo esasperato porterà ad un sempre più alto numero di vittime sia israeliane che palestinesi.
Queste parole mi sono sembrate molto chiare.
Google translate
But I read that both Yair Golan and Gilax Kariv strongly condemned the government’s policy in the West Bank, saying that this madness of exasperated fanaticism will lead to an ever-increasing number of Israeli and Palestinian victims.
These words seemed very clear to me.
I just wish and pray that politicians in Israel and the United Kingdom would listen to Gideon. Here is a journalist with a compassionate heart and always advocating the peaceful path. Publishing articles like this advances the peace process. May God bless him and all the tireless campaigners in JVL.
Shalom.
Jonathan Rose:
“There is only one Jewish state and most of their neighbours raison d’etre is their destruction – which is arguably the case – see for example, Hamas’s founding charter.”
“There is only one Jewish state”
But in a real democracy, and is a few, people of all religions can live out their lives in close proximity to people of any other religion or leaning.
Not so in what is now called Israel. Were there any witnesses on the mountain when God declared Jews to be his/her ‘chosen people’ and when he/she gave Palestine to the Jews? No? Well, well. What are the chances of a negative response being brought down from on high? Always assuming such a being as God exists.
Given the manner in which Netanyahu and co. speak with forked tongues, and are disgracefully reported as credible, it seems he is continuing the unwavering practicing of self-interest on steroids by Jewish leaders.