One of Israel's biggest threats:

It's own politics

No matter what the outcome is of any elections in Israel, it will never have an efficient, dependable government or sensible leadership able to make decisions that are fully objective and pragmatic, even though there are many good, honest, intelligent, highly capable people − including among the politicians. The problem is Israel's proportional representation election system, which absolves Knesset members from personal accountability towards the voters. The system also results in the formation of coalition governments that comprise too many parties, which make good governance almost impossible.

In addition, Israel's unicameral (one-house) parliamentary structure lacks the devices needed to ensure more sensible decision-making. With the governments perennially based on broad coalitions, it is most unlikely that any of the necessary changes in government structure will take place in the foreseeable future.

An absurd situation

With all its serious internal problems and existential threats, more than any other country in the world, Israel desperately needs good, sensible, dependable governance. The situation is so serious that it might not even survive unless it manages to change its present government structure and its election system.

Firstly, Israel needs an electoral system that will select the most suitable people for the Knesset and enable the formation of governments that are able to function properly and complete their full terms of office. (Most governments in Israel manage to survive no more than two years before they fall.)

Direct-regional representation

The system most likely to provide these conditions is direct-regional representation, like the system used to elect members of Congress in the U.S.A. or the British Parliament.

Interestingly, every few years since 1958 there has been a call in the Knesset itself, for electoral change. But the issue is always immediately dropped from the agenda. Many Knesset members are worried that any drastic change in the electoral system could jeopardize their political careers. Also the smaller parties fear that their representation and influence would be severely weakened. So it is clear that the changes that are so necessary, won't come from the politicians.

Because the issue is so vital, it is up to the ordinary people to pressure the political establishment in such a way that change will have to be made. It means mass protest demonstrations. It means public involvement on a scale rarely seen in Israel. Apathy or inactivity is not an option.

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