You gotta hand it to Meretz. They took all of the slurs that other Israelis have thrown at them for years and turned it into a positive message. While Likud is accusing Olmert of being a leftist, which I guess puts the actual left wing on some sort of different plane, Meretz has launched their new campaign: We Love, Women, Gays and Arabs. Damn straight. It's about time someone took pride in actually being in favor of something. So while Bibi is claiming that he's strong against Hamas, Meretz is reminding people that they actually want to help people. HaSmol Ozer La'Aravim? You got that right!
Of course, Meretz's appealing to me with their slogans means nothing. Even if I could vote, my vote would probably go to Labor. But only because I know that Labor won't win. I'd love to see Avoda in the opposition. Well really, anyone but Likud. I want to Likud to sit and be Kadima's bitch. I want Bibi to lose all political credibility. Let him go become mayor of Dimona or something. What's most unfortunate about Israeli politics is that if 95% of former Likud voters decided they didn't want to vote Likud simply because they hate Bibi, Likud would still get two mandates. And Bibi would remain in office. And I feel the same way about Yossi Beillin.
I guess what I'm really trying to say here is that I'd love an omelet right about now.
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As someone who can vote, and is a registered member of the Labor party, I'm seriously thinking of casting my ballot for Meretz. I do like their new slogans and they do appeal to me but, beyond that, the fact that they're breathing some new life into the left, in particular with pride in their sail, I can identify with that. I was also thinking about voting for an Arab party, sort of a strategic vote. But, first, I don't know enough about any of the Arab parties to feel comfortable voting for one (part my fault, yes, and partly the fault of the mainstream Israeli press who invest nearly no ink in covering this sector) and, second, in the end I don't really want to see an Arab party in charge of Israel and I've seen what a whole bunch of people voting out of cynacism can do, er, Hamas - enjoy it while you've got it. As for Labor, I really only joined to show my solidarity with them having elected Peretz and I thought that was a great move for the country. But in the end Labor isn't really going anywhere different or providing that much of an alternative to the status quo. For obvious reasons Shinui isn't in the mix for me, though I would consider voting for this omellete you speak of.
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