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New leader has just two months to save the Labor Party

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Published: 29 January 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Merav Michaeli is the one MK who didn’t break her promises; Joint List alliance of Arab parties to dissolve; polls show surprising support for Jewish parties among Arab voters

Back from the brink? Merav Michaeli has two months to save the Labor Party (Times of Israel)
DAVID HOROVITZ: Labor’s dwindling membership decided this week it would rather be led, after all, by the one MK who didn’t break her promises. Now she has to win back a wider electorate… fast

Labor’s new leader says her party is exiting coalition, orders ministers to quit (Times of Israel)
Merav Michaeli, who opposed entry into Netanyahu-led government, says centre-left faction starting new chapter ahead of March elections

Alliance of Israeli Arab parties to split ahead of March election (Haaretz)
Rift between the religious United Arab List and other member parties of the Joint List results in split, with final configuration of election slates still unclear

Polls show surprising support for Jewish parties among Arab voters (Al-Monitor)
In the unlikely event that the Joint List splits up, many disappointed Arab voters would turn to Jewish parties rather than the coalition's Arab components

Cartoon: Amos Biderman

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