With Israelis heading to the polls next month, international attention has mainly focused on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition can cling to power. Meanwhile, liberal Zionists have cast Israel’s opposition candidates as a more “moderate” alternative to Netanyahu’s government. Yet across the Israeli political spectrum, a broad consensus persists around maintaining the apartheid system, entrenching the occupation, and sustaining the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

What do the upcoming elections reveal about Israel’s political trajectory? Is there any meaningful alternative to the far right, or has Israel’s political mainstream converged around increasingly violent forms of Jewish supremacy? And what are the implications of this right-wing consolidation for Palestinians?

In this Policy Lab, Al-Shabaka analysts Amjad Iraqi and Nijmeh Ali join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to examine Israel’s electoral landscape, the limits of its so-called opposition camp, and what the election means for the future of the Palestinian struggle.

Nijmeh Ali is a policy member of Al-Shabaka and a political scientist and researcher specializing in political behavior, resistance, and decolonial thought. She holds a PhD from the University of Otago.

Amjad Iraqi is a policy member of Al-Shabaka and senior analyst for Israel/Palestine at the International Crisis Group. Amjad previously served as senior editor at +972 Magazine.

Tariq Kenney-Shawa is Al-Shabaka's US Policy Fellow and co-host of Al-Shabaka's Policy Lab series. He holds a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University. 

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