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On the night of July 16, Chairman of the Labor party Amir Peretz and Chairman of the Meretz party Nitzan Horowitz, the new leaders of their left-wing parties, held a meeting. On the table was another attempt to create a mechanism for a joint run in the upcoming September election in order to maximize their electoral share. The need for unity is clear; the situation of the two parties is dire and their unity could create a significant left-wing party. Despite this, real progress was not made.
Reports of a successful meeting that came out of the two campaign offices and were promoted to the press did not show the large gaps between them. Even though both understand the need for unity, they have not managed to advance it yet.
