Our Fathom Highlight this week includes four contributions to our IsraelVotes2019 series. Doran Matza argues regardless of Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal future, his broadly pragmatic diplomatic, security and economic policies, if not his personal style and rhetoric, enjoy a wide ideological consensus within Israel, and are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Sara Hirschhorn argues while April’s election will offer more political surety to Israel’s national religious community than any other, election season has split the community like never before. Meanwhile, Yisrael Medad explores the fate of the territories, arguing majority support among Israeli Jews for Jews remaining there explains the issue’s absence from the election campaign. Indeed, after a Likud victory, he writes, pressure for partial annexation may be brought to bear in coalition talks. Lastly, Eran Etzion talks to the editors about his new political party, Yashar, and why he believes it can be the future of Israeli democracy.
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This week’s Highlight also includes a review, by INSS researcher Rob Pinfold, of Raphael D. Marcus’s 2018 book, Israel’s Long War with Hezbollah: Military Innovation and Adaptation Under Fire.
Our Image of the Week shows Green Peace activists rappelling down the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, to hang a banner saying ‘Bolsonaro Stop Amazon Destruction’ during the visit of Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro to Israel, 1 April. Image from Flash90 / Yonatan Sindel.
Our Voice of the Week comes from Israeli NGO and pressure movement Peace Now. On the 40th anniversary of Israel’s peace treaty with Egypt, the clip examines how it happened, and asks what lessons we can learn for solving problems in the present. Video published on 24 March.
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