Yair Golan: Deadly Haifa attack shows ‘profound failure’ of right-wing government

By Sam Sokol

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3 March 2025, 11:42 am 31 Edit

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Leader of The Democrats Yair Golan holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 13, 2025 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The deadly terror attack in Haifa “illustrates the profound failure of the full right-wing government,” declares The Democrats chairman Yair Golan.

“This is a government that does not guard the security of its citizens because it is preoccupied with political survival instead of running the country,” Golan writes on X, arguing that Israel “needs courageous and responsible leadership now.”

“Full right-wing government” is a catchphrase used by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to refer to the fact that it is the most right-wing in Israel’s history, pursuing hawkish policies.