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Israel’s liberal, centrist politicians have been playing politics by Netanyahu’s rules – and losing because of it.
They are talking about saving Israeli democracy while refusing to share power with 20 percent of its citizens. They’ve pledged not to sit with Arab parties, not to rely on their votes, nor to legitimize their voices – and in doing so, they’ve condemned themselves to irrelevance while Netanyahu tightens his grip.
This isn’t just a moral failure to exclude a fifth of a country’s citizens; it’s political suicide. Every time the center and left exclude Arab representatives, they weaken themselves and strengthen the very forces they claim to oppose.
The math is simple: Without partnership, there’s no path back to power.
