Former IDF deputy chief of staff is a hero for his bravery during Hamas attack and chair of the Democrats, progressives who want security and a plan for the future

Golan, who entered politics five years ago after a career in the army, is one of the most prominent of the many brave Israelis who took matters into their own hands that day to save others. His new image as a hero has given his political career a shot in the arm – and he has decided his new mission is to revive his country’s moribund left.

“The right today in Israel is people who think we can annex millions of Palestinians, and Israel should adopt some sort of policy of revenge, that we can live by our swords and not attempt to reconcile with the Palestinians or any other hostile entity in the region. I think 180 degrees the opposite.”

Israeli politics has changed, Golan said. “I’m not sure whether Israel right now is truly a democratic state any more … It is not a question of left or right any more: these titles are meaningless,” he said.

  • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Sure, if it was all one state all along, it was not a democracy, because half of it had no say in its government.

      • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
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        3 months ago

        person above is suggesting that Palestinians should vote in Israel elections and if they don’t, it cannot be a democracy. I assume they think that Israel is a 1-state solution de facto, in which case half the country does indeed not get a vote.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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          3 months ago

          I assume they think that Israel is a 1-state solution de facto, in which case half the country does indeed not get a vote.

          That person is me, and yes this is exactly the case.