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The basic fact of Israeli politics seems to be that the Mizrahi community backs right wing parties by and large, as Netanyahu is very popular in some Mizrahi towns, and the Shas party fights for the community's interests. Much like the Russian community, which backs their own right wing parties by and large, there is a split between the more secular Ashkenazim population and the more religious Mizrahi population.

How is this dynamic reversed? Menachem Begin made the appeal for all Jews to vote for Likud, while the secular socialist Labour party, which ran the country up until 1977, often was scornful of the Mizrahi immigrants to Israel.

Is there a moment in time where the ruling Socialist establishment could have reversed this trend? Do you think it would have required breaking down the still existent access problems for the Mizrahi population to high paying jobs and influence in the Tel Aviv bubble?
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