For the Palestinian, none of them are different: Take one and hit the other.
The approaches of opposition leaders in Israel towards the Palestinian state and military operations in Gaza do not differ significantly from the Netanyahu government.
Quick Look
Before the upcoming elections in Israel, the opposition leaders' distant stance towards the Palestinian state and their military goals in Gaza largely overlap with Netanyahu's current war policies.
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Why It Matters
Corruption allegations and security criticism against the Netanyahu government continue before the elections planned to be held on October 27 in Israel.
There are only a few days left until the October 27 elections in Israel. There is great opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, both in terms of corruption allegations against him within the country and being held responsible for the security weakness in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and in the eyes of the international community, due to the genocidal war in Gaza. But it is doubtful that Israeli elections promise a better future for the Palestinian people, even if Netanyahu is gone. The five opposition leaders who signed a "non-aggression pact" against Netanyahu do not give different answers to the Palestine issue than the Netanyahu government.
Leading opposition figures do not offer a common solution on this issue. Former Chief of General Staff and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot rejected the two-state solution on October 11, saying "the principle of two states for two peoples is a mistake." Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beytenu (Israel Our Home) party, are completely opposed to the idea of a Palestinian state. Bennett's alliance partner, former prime minister Yair Lapid, supports the two-state solution only in the long term. In the opposition, Democrats leader Yair Golan is the only name advocating some form of the two-state solution; However, his proposal envisages the complete demilitarization of the Palestinian state to be established and the continuation of Israeli security control in critical regions.
Opposition leaders do not advocate the rapid and unconditional withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza. Bennett wants Israeli soldiers to remain in Gaza until Hamas is disarmed. Eisenkot, on the other hand, says that if he becomes prime minister, he will end the Hamas rule within 18 months, and that this can be achieved within the framework of US President Donald Trump or through military operations. Lieberman also requires the disbandment of Hamas's military force before any future arrangements. These attitudes reveal that the Israeli opposition, which criticizes Netanyahu's war policies, do not think differently from Netanyahu regarding their goals in Gaza. Opposition leaders other than Golan do not have any policies regarding the reconstruction process of Gaza that would please the Palestinians.
Open Questions
- How will military operations in Gaza change if the opposition comes to power?
- How will the demilitarized state model proposed by Yair Golan be implemented?







