National-Religious Camp Buoyed

In light of the elections results giving the nationalist camp a 65-55 Knesset majority over the left-wing/Arab camp, the religious-Zionist press is replete with calls along the lines of “Let’s not be afraid to rule.”
Emanuel Shilo, editor of the weekly B’Sheva, Israel’s largest religious-sector newspaper, writes: “Kadima’s success in overtaking the Likud by one Knesset mandate should not confuse us: The clear meaning of the election results is a victory by the Jewish-nationalist camp over the liberal-left camp…The religious-nationalist camp now has a clear chance to form a stable coalition-if Lieberman remains true to his word…” Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu appears to have no choice but to form a nationalist government of 65 MKs, Shilo writes: “He wants a partnership with the left not only so that the Knesset will back him, but also so that the various power centers in our society and state will somehow agree to accept his regime.But Labor has been defeated and wants to remain in the opposition, and Kadima doesn’t want anything less than full partnership and rotation in the Prime Minister’s chair.Therefore, what Netanyahu did not want to do out of courageous choice, he will apparently be forced to do out of necessity.”For instance, Shilo continues, Netanyahu will be forced to make the following changes: “Instead of merely paying lip service to the open-skies policy for radio and TV licenses, he will be forced to move quickly to open the media market to free competition...He and his government will also have to continue [outgoing Justice Minister Danie Friedmann’s path and make reforms in the Supreme Court’s authorities, in the system of choosing judges, and in the law enforcement network-before it begins harassing them, as it did in the past…The academic and cultural establishments, too, will have to be shaken out of their monotonous leftwing unanimity, and it must be ensured that those who constantly malign Israel no longer be the top priority for those who distribute budgets and jobs. This task is not at all simple, and we can understand why Netanyahu wants to avoid it. But as it appears now, he will have no choice.”
by Hillel Fendel

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