What exactly happened in the Israeli election? Where is the country heading as Benjamin Netanyahu returns to power with the most right-wing government in Israeli history? And do long-term voting trends offer any hope for the center-left?

At the recent J Street annual conference in Washington, Haaretz Weekly podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer moderated a panel titled “A Deep Dive Into Israeli Politics.” The panelists analyzed and explored these questions, pointing to the profound challenges – and possible opportunities – the new political landscape holds.

The panel was recorded to share with Haaretz podcast listeners. 

On the panel:
Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a public opinion expert and strategic consultant, fellow at the Century Foundation, columnist for Haaretz and co-host of the Elections Overdose podcast who has been a consultant for nine national campaigns in Israel. 
Gadi Baltiansky, director general of the Geneva Initiative, an NGO that promotes the need to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through educational, diplomatic and political tools. He served as press secretary for former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and was a member of the Israeli official negotiation teams with Syria and the Palestinians.
Sally Abed, a member of the national leadership at Standing Together, a grassroots social movement comprising Jews and Palestinians that promotes social, economic and climate justice.

What exactly happened in the Israeli election? Where is the country heading as <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-07/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-made-a-major-concession-to-israels-ultra-orthodox-parties-heres-what-it-means/00000184-ec63-de70-add6-fd7b506d0000">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> returns to power with the most right-wing government in Israeli history? And do long-term voting trends offer any hope for the center-left?
At the recent <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2022-12-06/ty-article/.premium/read-between-the-lines-of-blinkens-j-street-speech/00000184-e781-db58-af8f-ffe92b3e0000">J Street</a> annual conference in Washington, Haaretz Weekly podcast host <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-11-30/ty-article/.premium/israels-far-right-coalition-presents-unprecedented-challenge-to-u-s-jews/00000184-c7e1-d823-a9f4-d7e1c7e50000">Allison Kaplan Sommer</a> moderated a panel titled “A Deep Dive Into Israeli Politics.” The panelists analyzed and explored these questions, pointing to the profound challenges – and possible opportunities – the new political landscape holds.
The panel was recorded to share with Haaretz podcast listeners. 
On the panel:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Dr. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-07-05/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/biden-is-making-a-big-mistake-with-the-abraham-accords/00000181-cdbd-df5a-adbf-cfbdc6510000">Dahlia Scheindlin</a>, a public opinion expert and strategic consultant, fellow at the Century Foundation, columnist for Haaretz and co-host of the Elections Overdose podcast who has been a consultant for nine national campaigns in Israel. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Gadi Baltiansky, director general of the <a href="https://geneva-accord.org/">Geneva Initiative</a>, an NGO that promotes the need to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through educational, diplomatic and political tools. He served as press secretary for former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and was a member of the Israeli official negotiation teams with Syria and the Palestinians.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sally Abed, a member of the national leadership at <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2020-03-12/ty-article/.premium/these-jewish-and-arab-israelis-are-creating-a-new-type-of-grassroots-activism/0000017f-e325-d568-ad7f-f36ff2130000">Standing Together</a>, a grassroots social movement comprising Jews and Palestinians that promotes social, economic and climate justice.</li>
</ul>

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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