Bereaved Father Haggai Luber Calls for New Unity Party

Bereaved father Haggai Luber called Wednesday for the creation of a new political party ahead of the coming election, arguing that Israel needs a political force capable of pushing the existing parties into a broad national unity government.

Luber said the next Knesset cannot simply be more of the same, with the current parties joined by familiar public figures under new branding. Without a real change, he warned, Israel would remain trapped between paralyzed governments, personal boycotts and endless political warfare.

“A new party must be established ahead of the next election,” Luber wrote. “A party that places cooperation and the formation of a broad government at the top of its agenda.”

According to Luber, such a party should become a meaningful political force and potential kingmaker, strong enough to force other parties to set aside personal rivalries and sit together for at least the next four years.

He called for a national unity government that would work through agreement rather than political submission, and that could reach broad understandings on the issues that have dominated repeated election cycles: judicial reform, universal service, personal and national security, education and social justice.

“If only the existing parties continue, with a few new-old figures added, we will continue to see neutered and paralyzed ‘change’ and ‘full-right’ governments,” he wrote.

Luber warned that continued political division would mean more mutual battles and personal struggles fought on the backs of citizens, and perhaps even civil conflict.

He framed his call as an urgent wake-up call to civil society groups, reservist organizations and people committed to unity, urging them to join forces in a single strong political framework and put aside ego and minor differences.

Luber also appealed directly to voters, including those strongly identified with existing camps.

“Even if you belong to a party or tribe, even if you are die-hard Bibi supporters or veteran anti-Bibi protesters, at least for the next four years, change your voting pattern,” he wrote.

He said the goal should be a new political culture of cooperation and shared responsibility.

“For the fallen. For the wounded. For the fighters. And for all citizens,” Luber wrote. “A unity government for at least four years.”