Kachol Lavan
Kachol Lavan ( Hebrew כחול לבן, German: "Blau Weiß" ) was the name of a joint list of the parties Jesch Atid , Chosen LeJisra'el and Telem in the Knesset elections in April and September 2019 as well as in the Knesset election 2020 .
story
Emergence
The list was an alliance of the following parties:
- Yesh Atid ( Hebrew יש עתיד), led by Jair Lapid and represented in the Knesset since 2013 ,
- Chosen LeJisra'el ( Hebrew חוסן לישראל), founded on December 27, 2018 by Benny Gantz , former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces,
- Telem ( Hebrew תל״ם), Acronym for תנועה לאומית ממלכתית - Tnua'a Leumit Mamlachtit (National State Movement), founded by Moshe Ya'alon , former chief of staff and Likud -Politiker and defense. The same acronym that time, however, for תנועה להתחדשות ממלכתית - Tnua'a LeHitchadschut Mamlachtit stand (Movement for the state renovation), had one of Moshe Dayan founded the party in the 1980s.
Chosen LeJisra'el initially agreed an alliance with Telem for the April 2019 election. On February 21, 2019, the last day to submit lists for the Knesset election, they agreed with Yesch Atid on a common list in the political center called Kachol Lavan (“blue and white”) based on the Israeli national colors. Gantz received first place on the list, Lapid place 2 and Jaalon place 3. In the event of an election victory, Gantz and Lapid should take turns as prime ministers. 4th place went to the former Chief of Staff Gabi Aschkenasi , who did not belong to any of these parties .
In the September 2019 election , Yesch Atid, Chosen LeJisra'el and Telem ran again with a joint list called Kachol Lavan. It was also stated that in the event of an election victory, Benny Gantz would be Prime Minister for two years and eight months and then be replaced by Lapid.
elections
In the Knesset election on April 9, 2019 , the Kachol Lavan list received the second-most votes with 26.1%, just behind the Likud (26.5%) and, like them, reached 35 of the 120 seats.
In the new election of the Knesset on September 17, 2019 , Kachol Lavan won the most votes with 25.9% and 33 of the total of 120 seats, just ahead of the Likud (25.1% and 32 seats).
In the Knesset election in March 2020 , Kachol Lavan won 26.6% of the vote and retained his 33 parliamentary seats, but became only the second strongest force behind the Likud (29.4% and 36 seats).
Content
Kachol Lavan wants to negotiate a peace solution with the Palestinians, but is not committed to a two-state solution and wants to maintain Israeli rule over the Jordan Valley and the larger settlement blocks in the West Bank . The status of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights are considered non-negotiable .
The election manifesto seeks to preserve Israel's Jewish character while making a number of demands that contradict ultra-Orthodox Judaism . Among other things, the bans on public transport and the opening of shops on the Sabbath imposed by the ultra-Orthodox parties are to be lifted.
cleavage
Because of Benny Gantz's intention to enter a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu , the Kachol-Lavan faction split in the Knesset on March 29, 2020. 13 MPs from Yesch Atid and three Telem MPs formed a 16-seat parliamentary group under the name Yesch Atid-Telem . This refuses to work with Netanyahu. The Chosen LeJisra'el Group of 15 MEPs kept the name Kachol Lavan. Later on, two of the five former Telem members who founded a parliamentary group under the name Derech Eretz want to join this group .
Individual evidence
- ^ Israel Hayom: Associates of Gantz and Ya'alon hint at more political pacts
- ↑ ynet: Gantz, Lapid sign rotation agreement, to run together in elections
- ^ New Israeli centrist alliance, to be called 'Blue and White,' aims to topple Netanyahu . World Israel News, February 21, 2019.
- ↑ Times of Israel: Blue and White: Gantz, Lapid to keep deal to rotate premiership
- ↑ Central Electoral Commission: Candidate Lists
- ↑ Central Electoral Commission: Final Results for the 21st Knesset
- ↑ Times of Israel: Blue and White releases its political platform: 'No second disengagement'
- ↑ Jerusalem Post: Blue and White splits into four parts after mergers and trades