Election Currents

Israel is headed toward elections again, but can either side form a stable government?
In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi take a step back to examine the current political climate: the politics of exclusion, the historic unification of Arab parties around domestic issues, and the stalemate that could leave Israel stuck in another cycle of deadlocked elections. They offer a clear-eyed look at where Israeli politics stands—and where it might be headed.
00:00 - Elections in the Shadow of War
05:00 - The New Fault Line: Ultra-Orthodox vs. Arab Parties
14:30 - Arab Politics Recentered on Personal Security
18:45 - A Jewish–Arab Civic Moment in Tel Aviv
26:30 - Israel’s Returning Political Stalemate
30:00 - Interim Governments and Uncertain Endgames
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