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Is Israeli Zionist Camp facing its last chance?

The Zionist Camp might be facing its very last chance to save itself from oblivion by reinventing its image and uniting the center-left electorate.

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Yoel Hason, Knesset member for the Zionist Camp, addresses a gathering of 400 party activists in Bat Yam, Israel, Oct. 30, 2016. — Omer Hadasa

Blue and white balloons brought a festive air to the events hall in Bat Yam on the night of Oct. 30. The Zionist Camp, Israel’s main opposition party, was beginning to show new signs of life. 

One day before the Knesset opened its winter session, Knesset member Yoel Hason gathered 400 party activists for the event, called “Israel must wake up!” Despite the name, it looked like the event was intended to wake up his own party first and foremost, before it finally loses its status to Yesh Atid as Israel’s biggest opposition party.

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