All Policy Analysis by David Makovsky

A key rival could affect Netanyahu’s ability to form a coalition or even retain control over his party, but his track record of winning elections and playing wild cards cannot be discounted.

The prime minister delivers for West Bank settlers at great cost internationally, but election results show they don’t pay him back at the ballot box.

If the administration wants its peace plan to break the peace process paradigm, it must suggest immediately achievable and flexible short-term goals.

The U.S. and Israeli electoral calendars will likely impede any grand peace plan for the foreseeable future, so the administration should instead focus on immediate stabilization measures leading up to and during the Bahrain economic conference.

Israel’s 2019 election proved to be one of the most hotly contested races in recent memory.

Despite his controversial campaign statements, the prime minister will likely remain cautious about actually seizing West Bank territory or ordering ground incursions into Gaza.

Three veteran political observers discuss the status of each campaign and what a victory by either side might mean for Israeli policy.

If the Trump administration wants its peace plan to have any chance of success, it must announce soon that it will oppose any unilateral steps toward annexation.

In the Israeli elections scheduled for April 9, the old left-right fault lines will no longer apply. They have yielded to a center-right split, mirroring an increasingly conservative electorate, with recent data suggesting 63 percent of Israeli Jews identify with the political right. This makes the path for the centrist

Sadat and Begin gambled everything, and the bet continues to pay off despite the dearth of normalization between the two societies.

Even if Netanyahu somehow prevails in the April election, prospects for a grand deal with the Palestinians will likely remain dim.

A new political merger has distilled the campaign into a two-faction race, and each side is already crafting its message accordingly.