There are not many lessons Israeli politicians should be taking from Keir Starmer’s time as UK Prime Minister. His tenure was marked by weak leadership, uninspiring policies, and an inability to translate promises into meaningful results. Yet as his premiership comes to an end, Starmer has demonstrated one quality that is increasingly absent from Israeli politics, the willingness to step aside.

In British politics, resignation is not viewed as weakness. It is viewed as accountability. When leaders lose elections, they generally leave. When they become embroiled in crisis or scandal, they leave their jobs. When ministers fundamentally disagree with their party leader, they resign. It is a way of accepting responsibility, making a statement, and showing that principles matter more than titles.

We’ve seen it time and again. Leaders such as Boris Johnson, Theresa May,........

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