# Israel's election: Zionism at stake

> Israel's Oct 27 election tests whether Zionism survives or fades.
- Title: Israel's election: Zionism at stake · Nationalpost | Shortify
- Summary: Israel's Oct 27 election tests whether Zionism survives or fades. Israel's next prime minister must choose between two visions of Zionism in the country's…
- Keywords: israel, election, zionism, prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, naftali bennett, yair lapid, gadi eisenkot, avigdor liberman, yisrael beytenu, religious zionism, news
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/casey-babb-israels-ballot-question-is-a-choice-between-this-zionism-or-that-one
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- Topics: israel, election, zionism, prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, naftali bennett, yair lapid, gadi eisenkot, avigdor liberman, yisrael beytenu, religious zionism, news
## Israel's election
Israelis vote on october twenty-seventh for the first time in four years.
## Election stakes
Some call this election the most consequential in israel's history, with existential stakes.

> existential
## Key issues
Ultra-orthodox military conscription, judicial reforms, and the october seventh attacks dominate headlines.
## Zionism's future
The future of zionism hangs in the balance for israel's next prime minister.
## Naftali Bennett
Bennett calls merging with lapid the "most zionist and patriotic act" for israel.

> most zionist and patriotic act
## Yair Lapid
Lapid says merging with bennett creates a "zionist government" strong and stable.

> we are uniting today to win the elections and to establish a zionist government, strong and stable
## Zionist language
Lapid and eisenkot use zionist language to criticize opponents and define their vision.

> end of zionism
## Key takeaway

Israel's next prime minister must choose between two visions of Zionism in the country's most consequential election.