Israel’s election: The main issues in the words of the leading candidates
Summary
The article says Israel’s leading election candidates largely agree on security policy and do not offer a clear path to a two-state solution. It presents the main divide as domestic politics: whether Netanyahu’s government continues with less judicial oversight and its current coalition, or opponents govern under legal limits and without the coalition’s most extreme members.Key Facts
- The article describes the election as taking place on Tuesday.
- It says leading candidates have not questioned Israel’s wars following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack, including the war on Iran.
- The article says most candidates have not set out a clear route to a two-state solution or an equitable settlement with Palestinians.
- Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be no Palestinian state and that the land belongs to Israel.
- Gadi Eisenkot said he considers the two-state principle a mistake.
- Bezalel Smotrich called for ending the Oslo Accords, asserting sovereignty and encouraging migration from Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
- Yair Golan said a rapid move to a two-state solution is impossible and advocated civil separation and Israeli security responsibility.
- The article says Haredi military conscription has become more prominent as the human and economic costs of war have grown; Shas and United Torah Judaism have sought legal protections from conscription for ultra-Orthodox youth.
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