Technology leaders in Israel want to enter the world

Some business leaders in Israel are considering entering the world of politics, driven by their frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They conduct secrets, although, although, about the available options, including the formation of a new party, candidates offer candidates on the current nomination list or volunteering for major jobs in large ministries. On a separate level, a forum invites the 200 largest business leaders in Israel, consisting of owners and heads of large companies, early elections to “save Israel from a deep economic crisis.” The forum represents about half of the companies listed in the TA -35 (TA -35) index on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, including CEOs of the four largest banks. The war against “Hamas” is drawing the Israeli economy, as the central bank estimates that costs will be approximately $ $ 2025, or almost 15% of the annual gross domestic product. According to the International Monetary Fund, GDP per capita decreased for the first time in eight years in 2023, while the government is on the way in 2024 to manage a budget deficit that is one of the largest during this century. Eyal and Daman are a possible candidate who was businessman Eyal and Daman, who is part of the forum, who defends the peace between Israel and the Palestinians before October 7, but to avoid public political activities. Then came the “Hamas” attack. His daughter Daniel, 24, and her friend at a feast in southern Israel, died during the deadly attack that killed more than 1,200 people and the beginning of the Gaza War. Now, he says he has a new task: to overthrow Bintaho. And he said in an interview, “What I do now is to present the election date.” This includes an attempt to persuade lawmakers in the Netanyahu government to defect and drop the coalition. He was of the opinion that “the current government is the enemy of the state.” He did not exclude and blood to run for a political position. Veteran Israeli technology, which Mellanox sold to Invidia in 2019 for about $ 7 billion: “If we need it, and that was the only option, maybe yes.” Other business leaders are one of those who attended the discussions, claiming to play a political role from within the technology world, Kimi Perez of Pitangoo, the son of former President Shimon Perez; Papaya Global CEO, Ein Joyes; And Zhoma Tea, partner at the disruptive AI. Tea is the former Minister of Science, whose military boy also died in the October 7 attack. The CEO of Wiz, Asaf Rapaport, was also contacted. Perez and Shi refused to comment on the record. Joys said she considered the current discussion theoretical, but that she was thinking about it in the future. A spokesman for Rapaport said he was not associated with the forum. This topic is based on the stories of six people familiar with the discussions, who spoke on condition that their identities are not disclosed to protect their relationships and commercial interests. An invitation to early elections that saw the Business Leaders Forum in an open letter published last week that the early election is needed as an indisputable vote on confidence in the officials elected by the majority of the public. “And it warned that the future of Israel was in danger. Although the technology world is a political diverse, many people have found a common reason to overthrow the Binthanaho and improve public service. Unite the concern that the government is spending a lot on the Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and to the militant Jews, while not imposing military service to religious students. The election should not be held before 2026, but the departure of opposition leader Benny Gantz of the government this month, the internal disputes on how to deal with the war against “Hamas”, and the compulsory recruitment of militant Jews, factors that increased an early mood. The number of weekly protests participants is increasingly needed to hold elections for more than 200,000 people. Political divisions, even if the election is held, there is no guarantee that a result is achieved, in the light of the acute distribution among voters. Between 2019 and 2022, Israel held five elections round, and it had only two short -lived coalition governments. Some have elicited the possibility of uniting efforts with former Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett, a businessman who briefly oversees a coalition consisting of leftist and Arab parties that Netanyahu opposes. Bennett, who has maintained a high general position since the war, did not say whether he would return to politics or not. The spokesman did not respond to the comment. The Israeli business community saw a political awakening last year when managers of technology were at the forefront of protests against Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the Supreme Court. The proposals were largely abandoned after the attack on October 7, and after the court intervened. An American frustration with Netanyahu since the death of his daughter, and he revealed that he had met senior US officials, including President Joe Biden, as well as British Foreign Minister David Cameron. He added that US officials expressed their frustration with the Netanyahu government, although it was not possible to explicitly replace it. He continued: “They realize that they cannot work with this government.” Nadaf Strachler, the strategic adviser who worked closely with Netanyahu, indicated that the prime minister was not interested in the emerging technological political movement. “It’s not the popular base, it’s far from it.” He also expected Netanyahu to say to his working and real supporters: “You see that these men have large amounts of money, but I have you, comrades.”