Gabbay accuses ruling coalition of focusing on reelection, not governing

Zionist Union leader Avi Gabbay accuses the coalition of focusing on reelection instead of advancing laws to better the lives of Israeli citizens.

Speaking at the weekly Zionist Union faction meeting, Gabbay calls the Knesset winter session, which began today, “a crooked session that started with a series of laws and statements by the coalition, that have no connection to our real lives. Everything revolves around the ultimate goal of being reelected.”

He cites the premier immunity law, attempts to lower the Knesset threshold, and a proposal to launch a parliamentary probe into left-wing NGOs as examples of this trend.

“They are dealing with division and incitement,” says Gabbay of the coalition.

The new chairman, who is not a sitting lawmaker, vows to mount a political challenge to Netanyahu’s Likud, presenting the party as the viable “alternative” to run the country.

— Marissa Newman