Israel’s election has prompted lively debate at Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market, where voters discussed whether they had cast their ballots and which direction they wanted the country to take.
Bar, a student, said she was desperate for an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and wanted a change in leadership. She said she favoured either Eisenkot or the secular right-wing Netanyahu critic Avigdor Lieberman.
But market stall-owner Dudi said he wanted the right to gain strength, although he was unsure whether Netanyahu was the person to achieve that.
“I don’t know if Netanyahu, but I want the right side to rise,” he said.
Tiferet, who was visiting from Ashkelon near the Gaza border, said she had not yet decided who deserved her vote. Her priorities were keeping Israel safe and animal welfare.
“People here don’t understand what it was like on October 7,” she said. “We need someone much more extreme, much stronger.”
