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The dynamics of a right-wing coalition: how the failure of the peace process encourages domestic populism in Israel
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Israel has been increasingly criticised for violating substantive democratic principles. The trigger was a series of decisions and initiatives. In July 2016, the Knesset adopted a stricter transparency law for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) financed from abroad, as well as a law empowering it... view more
Israel has been increasingly criticised for violating substantive democratic principles. The trigger was a series of decisions and initiatives. In July 2016, the Knesset adopted a stricter transparency law for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) financed from abroad, as well as a law empowering it to divest its members of their mandate. For weeks and months, government had made various suggestions for closer oversight of cultural and media institutions (for instance). There has also been repeated disapproval of Supreme Court judgements, which went hand in hand with calls for Parliament to be enabled to overrule its verdicts. These advances have had negative repercussions not just in Israel, but internationally as well. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
party; foreign policy; government policy; Middle East conflict; crisis management (econ., pol.); interdependence; populism; peace process; Israel; political situation; government; Palestinian-Israeli conflict; right-wing extremist party; conflict management; coalition; domestic policy; interconnection
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 45/2016
ISSN
1611-6364
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications