The current majority in power in Israel holds the support of 68 Knesset members, ensuring stability that could allow it to govern until the end of the current parliamentary term. However, polls consistently indicate that it has lost the backing of the majority of the population and would likely lose power if elections were held today.
What are the chances of such a scenario unfolding? Over the past two years, this government has deeply divided the country—first with its judicial reform plan, which sparked mass protests, and then with its handling of the war, particularly its refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the failures leading up to the October 7 massacre.
Could the next political crisis leading to the Knesset’s dissolution arise from the contentious vote on military draft exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox? Or from decisions regarding the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, particularly as it moves into later phases requiring an end to the war? Could the government reignite tensions by pushing forward judicial reforms that the Supreme Court may strike down—especially now that the court has appointed its president against the justice minister’s will?
How capable is the opposition of uniting to offer a viable alternative?
These are some of the questions we will discuss with our guests during a video conference organized jointly with “La Paix Maintenant” on February 10 at 8 PM (Paris time).
Speakers:
• Elie Barnavi – Historian, essayist, columnist, professor emeritus of modern Western history at Tel Aviv University, scientific advisor to the Museum of Europe in Brussels, and former Israeli ambassador to France (2000-2002).
• Gilad Kariv – Member of Knesset from the “Democrats” party (formerly with the Labor Party), chair of the Immigration, Integration, and Diaspora Affairs Committee. A former lawyer, he is also a liberal rabbi and past director of the Israeli movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.
To participate at this event, click HERE to register using the form in French site. You will receive the connection link and login details in due course.
Registration deadline: February 10 at 1 PM.
