Gilad Kariv
@KarivGilad · Israeli opposition & former officials
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Gilad Kariv is an MK for The Democrats and the first Reform rabbi to serve in the Knesset.
This is what a coordinated opposition looks like that intends to win the elections and is determined to replace the most failed and dangerous government in Israel's history.
Translated from HebrewI arrived at @sharonkidon’s studio to make sense of the numbers and to say the obvious. Netanyahu’s coalition of abandonment is collapsing, and a prime minister during whose tenure the terrible massacre occurred will not remain in office.
Translated from HebrewIt is doubtful that there is a statement that is a greater antithesis to the Jewish concepts of self-examination and repentance. A minister in the government of abandonment who is unable to ask forgiveness from the residents of the Gaza border communities is not fit to continue serving as an elected official. On the eve of Yom Kippur, when we declare before the Kol Nidre prayer: «We permit ourselves to pray with the transgressors», we will have Shikli and his colleagues in mind, as they have already been denying the idea of taking responsibility for three years
Translated from HebrewThe Netanyahu family is terrified of the truth and is deliberately spreading conspiracy theories with one goal: erasing the mark of Cain from Benjamin Netanyahu's forehead. The lawsuit filed by the chairman of the Democrats, Maj. Gen. (res.) Yair Golan, is part of our struggle, on behalf of millions of Israelis, to demand that those who have turned themselves into a "corrupt imperial family" take responsibility for their words and actions. We will continue to stand like an impregnable wall against the incitement, the fomenting of hatred, and the lies of the Netanyahu family and its entourage, and we will fight to expose the full truth about everything that led to the 7.10 massacre through the establishment of a state commission of inquiry. This is our duty, and we will fulfill it @YairGolan1
Translated from HebrewBasic old-age allowance: NIS 1838. The Caesarea haircut allowance: NIS 2457. Corrupt people, we’ve had enough of you.
Translated from HebrewThe winning recipe of Shas. Make a polished election video about unity, while smearing hundreds of thousands of Israelis along the way, being racist, spreading libel, and inciting. The best response to the fake unity video is the following words by @YigalGueta
Translated from HebrewNetanyahu - why did you conceal information from the defense establishment? Did you conduct undocumented conversations with Qatari figures that caused you to disregard the warnings you received? Did you prefer the lies of those who host Hamas leaders in luxury hotels to this day, over the warnings from Egypt and the Emirates? Did the Qatari agents who worked closely with you cause you to disregard the information? Why did you do nothing with the warnings conveyed to you?
Translated from HebrewTime and again, Netanyahu and his cracked mouthpieces in the Knesset mocked us when we warned of a diplomatic tsunami. But now it is clearer than ever. The extreme and deranged policy of the Netanyahu-Smotrich government in the territories is leading Israel to dangerous international isolation, which will harm the most vital interests of the State of Israel. Gideon Sa'ar can rant as much as he wants about the Muslim conquest of Britain. The last time I checked, they had not made it to Trump's White House. The nationalist gang leading the State of Israel is destroying its value. In 50 days we will return to ourselves. @BarakRavid
Translated from HebrewKish, so it turns out the excuse "the dog ate my notebook" didn't work again. Your resounding failure as education minister cannot be hidden. We'll take it from here
Translated from HebrewOnly two women in the top ten in Likud. Three women through place twenty. Four women through place forty. Likud — a chauvinist and toxic party.
Translated from HebrewGideon Sa'ar's response measures are childish and populist measures that serve a political campaign rather than the genuine needs of the State of Israel. Gideon Sa'ar has failed completely in managing Israel's foreign policy, and has fully subordinated himself to Smotrich's nationalist and extremist agenda. Instead of moderating the government's deranged conduct in the territories, he joined the “celebration” to secure his reserved spot on the Likud list. The fact that there has been no ambassador in London for months shows just how negligent, unprofessional, and extremist this group is
Translated from HebrewYou knew, you absolutely knew. These are the things I hurled at Netanyahu in June 2026. Today, these things receive further confirmation.
Translated from HebrewGuys - not nice. You insulted me. And even before Yom Kippur. Minister of Religious Affairs? I'm aiming for much more than that.
Translated from HebrewThe responsibility for the announcement of the sanctions by European countries lies on the shoulders of Netanyahu, Smotrich, Katz and Sa'ar. All the inflammatory tweets and hollow threats will not conceal the strategic damage they are causing. A government that gives a tailwind to extremist settler violence, effectively supports the dispossession of Palestinian communities, is busy collapsing the Palestinian Authority, and openly ignores the requests of all our major friends regarding construction in E1 is leading Israel toward international isolation and the elimination of the State of Israel's strategic rear in the world. Netanyahu portrayed himself for years as being in a different league on the international stage. Today he is a pariah on the bench. Israeli citizens must not pay a price for his corrupt alliance with the nationalist zealots.
Translated from HebrewAttorney Bombach, the Likud representative on the Election Committee, tried to trip us up with an irrelevant question. We answered him with the most relevant and most accurate answer. The derelict Netanyahu will not be Israel’s next prime minister.
Translated from HebrewThis is what the Israeli public expects from the heads of the opposition parties. Answer Yair Golan's call. Stand together tonight and send a clear message: Netanyahu will be held accountable for the abandonment and the terrible bloodshed. No stone will be left unturned. Every Pandora's box will be opened.
Translated from HebrewIsrael recorded one of the most significant declines in the history of the test. This is the closing chord of Kisch's tenure. He is among the few ministers who completed a term at the Ministry of Education without a single achievement being recorded in his name. Just evasion of responsibility, disregard for the grim reality on the ground - and detached arrogance. An education minister who concerned himself with persecuting teachers and with tefillin stands rather than the pressing problems of the education system. Our children deserve much more. Educational and administrative staff deserve more. Israeli society deserves more.
Translated from HebrewIn the list of 120 candidates we submitted yesterday to the Elections Committee, there are many respectable and significant names. But there is one name that for us is a moving badge of honor - and also a reminder of the heavy responsibility on our shoulders. Her name is Yocheved Lifshitz, a member of Kibbutz Nir Oz who was released from Hamas captivity, and the wife of Oded Lifshitz, of blessed memory, who was murdered in Hamas captivity
Translated from HebrewAnother strategic failure by Netanyahu, who has completely surrendered himself to Smotrich’s fantasies of violent annexation. The feeble Gideon Sa’ar will mumble threats. Shikli will curse and tweet about the Muslim occupation. Smotrich will say that they were antisemites even during the Mandate period. And Netanyahu will tell us that he is actually Churchill’s heir. But at the end of the day, the policy of annexation, the refusal of every diplomatic initiative, the tailwind given to extremist settler terrorism, the dispossession of Palestinian communities in Area C, and the ongoing attempt to suffocate the Palestinian Authority are turning the State of Israel into a pariah and an isolated country. On 27.10, we will put an end to Netanyahu and Smotrich’s decisive plan against the State of Israel and Israeli society.
Translated from HebrewEven the IDF are saying clearly: Israel Katz is lying and advancing a political agenda at the expense of national security. He and Netanyahu want to set the territories ablaze in order to garner votes at the ballot box. Those who will pay the price are IDF soldiers and Israeli and Palestinian civilians. Those who abandoned the country’s security on 7.10 continue to drag us toward the abyss. The entire opposition must speak out against the reckless and dangerous conduct in the territories and vis-à-vis the Palestinian Authority. Silence on this matter is irresponsible.
Translated from HebrewWe submitted the Democrats' list for the 26th Knesset, elected not by an organizing committee, and not according to polling institutes or councils of sages, but by 100,000 caring, engaged and values-driven Israelis. Now more than ever it is clear: those who believe that Israel's strength rests on the combination of the IDF's power and responsible diplomatic moves. Those who believe that Israel's future depends on a peaceful separation from millions of Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip while safeguarding our security interests. Those who believe that the violence of extremist settlers, the illegal outposts, and Smotrich's plan of annexation and decisive victory are a moral disgrace and a security folly. Those who believe in the need to repeal all the regime-overhaul laws and also in the need to dramatically strengthen Israeli democracy. Those who believe in freedom of religion, freedom from religion, equality in the burden and equality in general, and core studies for every boy and girl. Those who believe in strengthening the Israeli welfare state, restoring primacy to the working person, and increasing investment in the welfare, health and education systems. Those who believe in gender equality and in the struggle against segregation and exclusion, those who believe in Jewish-Arab partnership, in politics and in all public spheres, and in short — those who believe in presenting an alternative to the alliance of fanatics, the corrupt and the shirkers, to the Kohelet Forum, the Hilltop Youth and their patrons, and to those who think they have a monopoly on God. All of them have a clear political home and a clear ballot — the best insurance that the government of change will truly make change. The Democrats party and the A.M.T. ballot.
Translated from HebrewNo wonder. In his view, there is no shortage of teachers either. In short, his four years in office can be summed up as follows: There are no problems in the education system; there is only an existential problem in the education minister’s perception of reality and values.
Translated from HebrewThe statement published by Defense Minister Katz is a deliberate attempt to set the territories ablaze and lead to a third intifada, for purely political reasons and out of a desire to reach elections amid an active war. This is irresponsible, reckless, and dangerous conduct that will cost the lives of many Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli government has no moral or public mandate to drag us into bloody chaos in the territories.
Translated from HebrewThe Netanyahu-Smotrich government is taking us back to October 6. A record number of battalions is operating in the territories. By definition, this reality comes at the expense of protecting the communities along the borders and wears down the regular and reserve units. The illegal outposts do not add security, but exactly the opposite. The same is true of the new settlements in northern Samaria. The IDF is telling Netanyahu this explicitly, but he is shutting his ears, exactly as he did before the massacre. He abandoned Israel’s security then, and is abandoning it today as well.
Translated from HebrewHousing Minister, Tourism Minister, Welfare Minister and Health Minister in Netanyahu's government. There is no doubt that by Likud's criteria, he could also be their candidate for the next education minister. We must not allow this group to continue dragging Israel's future into the gutter.
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