'Today we have an opportunity to bring about a revolution and to end six bad years of Right-wing governments and bring hope and sanity back to the state of Israel,' head of Meretz Zehava Gal-On said after she voted in Petah Tikva. Gal-On addressed the undecided voters saying it was in their hands whether Israel would receive a Knesset without Meretz or if there would be a government of hope and justice that included Meretz. The Meretz leader said her party offered hope for democracy, equality, social justice and a 'normal life free from fear, incitement, and violence.' Meretz has focused its efforts on making sure the party doesn't slip below the 3.25 percent electoral threshold with Zehava Gal-On pleading with voters on Monday to stay with the party, saying “the strategic vote is the one that is in your heart.”
