The truth, of course, is more complex. Social class and economic issues, overshadowed by the persistence of more existential concerns – physical security and the continued existence of the state – have played a much less important role in Israel than in other societies.
表面上看，政党之间的竞争在“左”和“右”，或者“鹰派”与“鸽派”之间。当然，事实远更为复杂。在更为悠关生死存亡，也就是生命安全以及国家继续生存的笼罩下，社会阶层和经济问题与其他社会相比在以色列扮演的角色无足轻重。