Since last Tuesday [Jan. 22] Knesset Member Binyamin (Fouad) Ben-Eliezer has been going around feeling deeply disappointed over the missed opportunity.
The most veteran among Labor’s Knesset Members, who at 77 is as sharp as ever — his political instincts, for which he is famous, finely honed, more than ever before — was certain that this time around Labor could lead to a revolution. Alas, he could only grit his teeth in frustration as he was watching how Labor party leader Shelly Yachimovich was single-handedly missing the opportunity and arriving at the finish line of the election campaign with a mere 15 mandates.