Or Tuttnauer on why Israel’s opposition fails to seriously challenge the government

(...) "Most of the [Israeli] people are in the center, or perhaps even in the right. (...) So, in order to get more mandates, they [the opposition parties] have to talk like the government. But when faced with the choice of who to vote for and the options are similar, voters usually choose what is more authentic or for the party that is already in power." (...)