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Tel Aviv Likud voter tells would-be emigrants: "Go to France"

A street interview links one resident's response to the election with her support for judicial reform and her changed sense of identity after October 7.

Channel: C14 Hebrew channel ·

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0:15Cohen reports difficulty finding willing interviewees near Habima Square, describing hostile responses directed at the channel.
0:49Sharon says she voted for Netanyahu but will be satisfied only when Likud can form a government.
1:07She opposes Arab parties joining the coalition and argues for a Jewish majority.
1:50She supports continuing judicial reform and objects to the Supreme Court determining the country's direction.
2:39She describes Israel as her only country and says October 7 changed how she understands her Jewish identity.
3:27Responding to talk of emigration, she says those wanting to leave can go to France.

Sharon, a Tel Aviv resident and lawyer, says she has no intention of leaving Israel over its election results. Asked about people considering emigration, she responds that those who want to leave should do so, suggesting France as a destination.

The exchange comes near the end of a live street report for Israel's Channel 14 (C14), broadcast from near Habima Square. Anchor Lital Shemesh hands over to reporter Shira Cohen, who says she has struggled to find people willing to speak, with some responding with curses and frustration directed at the channel.

Sharon agrees to an interview and identifies herself as a lifelong Likud voter who supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But she draws a distinction between voting and securing power: she will be satisfied only when she knows Likud can actually form a government. The broadcast displays provisional bloc projections, not a final election result.

She opposes including Arab parties in a governing coalition and argues for a Jewish majority. She also wants the judicial reform effort to continue, saying the Supreme Court should not determine the country's direction. That reform agenda, first proposed in 2023, sought to reduce the judiciary's influence over legislation and public policy, including through changes to judicial review and appointments.

Cohen then asks about Tel Aviv residents talking of leaving because of the election outcome. Sharon's answer turns from party politics to belonging. She says Israel is her only country and explains that, before October 7, she thought of herself as more Israeli than Jewish. After the attack, she says, being Jewish comes first in how she defines herself.

Her suggestion that dissatisfied residents go to France is the interview's closing response to that question, rather than an account of anyone's actual departure plans.

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