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Meretz’s Galon: Voters must choose between democracy and extremism
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCarrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
Meretz chief Zehava Galon casts her ballot in Petah Tikva, November 1, 2022 (Meretz)
Casting her ballot in Petah Tikvah, Meretz chief Zehava Galon says that today’s election will determine whether liberal or extreme ideology will win out.
“These are the first elections in the country’s history [making a choice] between democracy and Kahanism,” she says.
Galon has been an outspoken critic of far-right Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben Gvir, a follower of the extremist late rabbi Meir Kahane.
According to Galon, Meretz is in an “emergency situation,” and may not cross the 3.25 percent vote threshold to enter Knesset, an outcome that would boost the right-wing bloc led by Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu and including Ben Gvir.
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