Time to end this political farce Opinion: Voters expect the leaders of the so-called coalition for change to put aside their egos, keep their word to put the country's interests first and form a government to deal with the health crisis and the post-COVID financial crisis Ariela Ringel Hoffman | Published: 04.03.21 , 23:34 Didn't many of Israel's politicians spend much of the past few months busily promising to put the country's interest of Israel ahead of their own egos? They said anyone but Bibi, promising to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Voters could agree or disagree with that, but that was the pledge.