Could Abraham accords work in favor of Israeli left?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intended for the Abraham Accords to serve him politically, but Israeli left may have also gotten a boost.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steps up his coalition talks, threatening possible partners not to engage in a center-left government. Still, while Netanyahu got the first shot at trying to assemble a majority coalition, eulogizing the death of the Israeli left is premature. It may have lost much of its vitality displayed through political parties and social movements, but as far as its ideas and visions are concerned, it is still alive and kicking. In fact, even the Abraham Accords may actually further consolidate the hold of these ideas and visions within Israeli society.
More so, these claims over the demise of the Israeli left are somewhat inconsistent with the results of the last March 23 elections held in Israel. True, the right-wing parties delivered an unprecedented achievement, winning 70 out of 120 parliamentary seats. But there is something misleading, something evasive, about this "unprecedented achievement."
