Rivon Harevii (“The Fourth Quarter”),  the grassroots movement dedicated (in my own words) to taking the sting out of Israel’s public discourse, announced a decision last night to run as a political party in the upcoming elections. I’m deeply moved by this decision.

I’ve never had any sort of political home in Israel. In most election cycles, I lose sleep over who to give my vote to, even as I deeply cherish the right to participate in Israel’s democratic process.

So this is quite new for me: I fully identify with the Rivon’s work. Because the movement is focused on identifying long-term, innovative solutions to Israel’s most pressing problems, solutions that are built carefully to earn the support of the majority of Israelis. Here’s part of why I’m such a big fan:

“Start-up Nation” chutzpah applied to politics. Israel’s “Start-up Nation” is famous for its out-of-the-box solutions. Yet, the famous quote about “insanity doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results” could easily describe what we hear day in and day out on Israeli........

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