Paul Schee: This is exactly what Lincoln had in mind when in 1858 he said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
It defies all reason to have political parties in Israel that are hostile to Israel and friendly with countries and terrorist organizations. These parties and their leaders are not even embarrassed by their loud support for neutering Israel as a Jewish state. They wish to accomplish by politics what Israel’s enemies have failed to do on the battlefield since Israel was reconstituted in 1948.
What would have been the point of winning WWII if western European countries subsequently allowed the Nazi Party to participate in their governments?
Tiny Israel is fractured. One is reminded of a play where the actors make false exits and entrances, stumble over unfamiliar scenery, forget their lines and continually look to the prompter for guidance. The prompter, of course, cannot be found and Israel is left with a supreme court whose main concern is self-preservation in the form of unassailable autocratic rule as a government unto itself accountable to no one.
Since Israel’s last national election and its numerous irregularities those of us who admire, support and are grateful for all of her achievements in every field of human endeavor are left asking the same question as Viola in Twelfth Night, “What country, friends, is this?”
It ought to be one that does not include political parties or people who seek its extinction. This should be obvious even to the slowest of minds.
By MARTIN SHERMAN [First published on Nov 3, 2026]
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The participation of the anti-Zionist Arab parties in Israel’s parliamentary elections is a multiple travesty of law, of reason, and of basic common sense.
The recent elections have highlighted the precarious condition of Israel, its security and its ability to preserve its Jewish character.
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