I have no joy at all.
True, it would have been natural to go out dancing and 'dance on the blood' of the rival party. But no, I'm not happy at all.
My joy is at the end of the dispute!
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Three months of emotional turmoil, three months of hatred and slander, three months full of emotions came to an end yesterday.
Because if the 'Together' party had passed the threshold, it would have been just a promo for what was going to happen here in the next three years and in the municipal elections.
For three months, I wrestled with myself about whether it would be better for Yahad to pass, thereby increasing the Haredi/religious power in the Knesset? Or would it be better for it not to pass, so that the saga of the dispute would end.
It wasn't easy.
On the one hand, I worked for the Shas movement and it was natural for me to pray that they would not pass, and on the other hand, I thought about the public interest that would be harmed if a hundred thousand votes were thrown away.
Yesterday, when the results were announced, when I saw that Shas received 7 seats and still did not pass the threshold, I was angry.
I was angry that we didn't learn from the lessons of the past, I was angry that the public lost again because of the controversy, and I was angry that they deceived a hundred thousand people in a despicable campaign of slander and slander.
I posted: 'We will not forget nor forgive.'.
The post, of course, generated comments here and there, and I saw that the tones were once again rising to high decibels, and I realized that the Creator of the universe did well to leave only one Spanish ultra-Orthodox party on the map.
Because if they had passed, these harsh tones would have accompanied our lives for all the years to come.
I understood that the public interest is: unity!
The integrity of the people outweighs the number of mandates, and the unity of Israel is more important than increasing power in the Knesset.
Because power is not measured by the number of mandates, power is measured by collaboration and joining decision-making centers.
I feel sorry for the hundred thousand people who voted together. I feel sorry for the public who is picking up the pieces of the dispute. And I feel sorry for the emotions and hatred we have endured in recent months.
After 24 hours have passed since the sample and the mood has calmed down, I allow myself to say: We will not forget, but we will forgive.
Come home, let's unite.
The method of division and hatred has not proven itself. Let's unite for the success of the only party we have left.
True, you may not like the person at the head of it, understands you.
I also didn't like the leader of the party for the last decade, but I always voted for her and always worked on her behalf.
Our home has suffered a fatal blow, let's bend our waists and kiss the ruins together!
Because there is no other way, no other home, anyone who wants to make an impact should join.
Even if you don't agree with everything that's being done in the party, let's change it from within.
Because only from within will we succeed and only together will we win.
