As Israel enters its third year of war with the imminent possibility of a truce led by President Donald Trump, it faces a transformed regional landscape. The Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has fallen, the United States joined Israel in destroying large parts of the Iranian nuclear program, Hezbollah is greatly weakened, and Hamas’s control of Gaza hangs by a thread. But the Israeli domestic political scene changed little in the past year. The coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relies on a few far-right ministers to remain in office. The opposition remains divided, and massive protest demonstrations are regular occurrences. . Opinion polls suggest that Netanyahu’s popularity is falling and that his coalition could lose the next election. All of that was true twelve months ago and remains true today.
For Israel, After the Gaza War Comes Politics | Council on Foreign Relations
