Editor’s Notes: I believed in Israel’s third bloc until pollsters proved me wrong - comment

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• 01On September 4, Gilad Erdan withdrew his Unity party from the election, citing insufficient support and unsuccessful efforts to join forces with other parties.
• 02An N12 poll had put a potential combination of Unity and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White at 2.6%, below the 3.25% threshold for entering the Knesset.
• 03In the September 18 Maariv poll conducted by Lazar Research, Yoaz Hendel, and Yaron Zelekha’s joint list received four seats, as did Ofer Winter’s People of Israel.
• 04Editor’s Notes: I believed in Israel’s third bloc until pollsters proved me wrong - comment.
• 05I think it would give Israel a better chance of making decisions on military service, rebuilding, and responsibility for October 7 that could survive beyond one coalition.
• 06In August, I wrote about conversations around me in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem: at the kiddush after going to the synagogue, in the supermarket, at the park.
• 07Four seats can matter enormously in a parliament of 120, where a majority requires 61.