Changing the current dynamic, however, cannot be done by the Histadrut alone. It will require a significant political realignment, and more significant collaboration between the union and political forces that are committed not only to replacing Netanyahu and the extreme right-wing agenda his coalition has been leading for the past years, but to rebuilding the welfare state, empowering unions, and advancing a more progressive alternative to the neoliberalism that has only increased support for occupation and war.
The reality is that within Israel, much of the power to stop the war lies in the hands of groups that do not have a primary interest in Palestinian lives. Nevertheless, concern for the hostages held in Gaza has exposed deep fault lines within Israeli society. Factions committed to indefinite war, regardless of its costs, now stand against others that see pursuing such a path as unsustainable.
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