Why the nation isn't buying the self-righteous “Anything But Bibi” campaign
We have been observing a riveting and remarkable political show, due to wind up on March 2 (but then again, Part IV might still be waiting in the wings). In a violent and underhanded campaign, the battle cry of “Anything But Bibi” continues to reverberate.
The “No Bibi” campaign is focused almost entirely on the indictments faced by the prime minister, without any kind of alternative diplomatic plan or even social vision. There is no plan how his opponents will run the country differently if they reach the seat of power. The main thing is: Anything But Bibi.
But as aggressive as the campaign is, the boundaries of the political camps are pretty clear, and the Blue and White party’s cries of purism as they try to rise to power on the wings of a hate campaign don’t seem to be moving too many citizens. The ethical demands of “anti-corruption” are transparent and even hypocritical, as is evidenced by the hot water Benny Gantz, head of the cobbled-together Blue and White opposition, also finds himself in.
Several MKs allied with Netanyahu have turned around and accused Gantz of corruption, following a State Comptroller’s report that the police behaved improperly with regard to Gantz’s cybersecurity company, which it hired in a contract for NIS 50 million. Gantz managed to take NIS 4 million for himself before the company went bankrupt.
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