MEL GURTOV – The new leadership’s recognition of a shared future would be truly revolutionary. Israelis would have to accept that the idea, and its translation into social, economic, and political changes, will strengthen Israel’s security. They must reject far-right propaganda about a terrorist threat and the state’s “Islamization.” These elections offer Israel a lifeline to its own and the Middle East’s positive transformation. These elections offer Israel a lifeline to its own and the Middle East’s positive transformation.