A trio of forces on the Israeli left including former Prime Minister Ehud Barak is uniting ahead of the upcoming elections.
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak smiles during a lecture at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. In a joint statement Thursday, "The Democratic Camp" says it would be made up of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak's "Democratic Israel" faction, the dovish Meretz party and senior Labor Party official Stav Shaffir.
In a joint statement, “The Democratic Camp” said it would be made up of Barak’s “Democratic Israel” faction, the dovish Meretz party and senior Labor Party official Stav Shaffir. With just a week left to present the final lists for September’s elections, all sides were concerned they might not get enough votes by themselves to cross the electoral threshold.
However, his new faction had thus far failed to make much of a splash in the polls. The former military chief’s main contribution seemed to be getting under the skin of Netanyahu and his family. Though Barak is headlining the maneuver, the 77-year-old will not lead the new list and does not appear to be a candidate to replace Netanyahu himself.
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