After October 7, it seemed almost inevitable that Israel’s political establishment would face a reckoning unlike anything in the country’s history. The catastrophe had exposed failures across government, intelligence and the military.
Surely a traumatised electorate would demand more than different policies, it would demand different people. The politicians who had governed, opposed, promised and reassured would be swept aside by a new generation.
Three years later, with Israel approaching its October 27 election, that wholesale rejection has conspicuously failed to materialise.
There is anger, exhaustion and a profound appetite for accountability. Yet the established political forces remain remarkably resilient, while many challengers promising a break with the old order struggle to secure even parliamentary representation.
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