Bibi’s Back: What the New Hardline Government Means for Israel, Palestine, and the United States

None Of The Above

In early December, just weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party won Israel’s parliamentary election (again), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarked that America’s commitment to Israel has “never been stronger.” The incoming governing coalition that Netenyahu is forming is expected to be the most right-wing in Israeli history. What does this mean for Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Does this change US policy vis-à-vis one of its closest partners in the Middle East? This week, guest host and EGF research fellow Zuri Linetksy speaks with journalists Neri Zilber and Muhammad Shehada who help us break down what affect Bibi’s new government might have on Israeli-Palestinian relations, and offer thoughts on what the United States can do to mitigate potential violence coming from both sides of the Green Line.

Neri Zilber is an Israeli journalist and analyst living in Tel Aviv, and host of the Israel Policy Pod.

Muhammad Shehada is a Palestinian journalist and analyst from the Gaza Strip.

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