The crises of Israeli democracy: political-ideological framings by members of Israel’s 24th Knesset by Yoav Arad, Michael Freedman

“…This study examines how members of Israel’s 24th Knesset perceive and define democracy, and how their political-ideological identities influence these understandings. …”
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Jom ha-Šo'a...počátky jednoho svátku by Zbyněk Tarant

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Majoritarian politics in a consensus democracy: how judicialization of politics helped lay bare the contradictions of Israel’s constitution by Johanan D. Mussel, Matthew Shugart

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Populist rhetoric and digital politics: a case study from a Facebook campaign in Israel’s 2022 elections by Gal Yavetz

“…It highlights his rise to power through the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, which secured six parliamentary seats in the 2022 Knesset elections. We used automation tools to collect 1552 posts from Ben-Gvir’s Facebook page during the year leading to his political victory, followed by qualitative analysis through two primary lenses: key messaging and stylistic devices. …”
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Populism and legislative backsliding by Osnat Akirav

“…One was enacted in the 20th Knesset term, whereas the other two were passed during the current 25th Knesset that began in 2022.Results and discussionThe findings indicate more legislative backsliding in the 25th Knesset than in the 20th Knesset. …”
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Political instability in Israel over the last decades – Causes and consequences by Erez Cohen

“…The second is related to cultural changes that derive from embracing a utilitarian worldview which has begun to spread throughout Israeli society and to leave its mark on the citizens’ voting patterns, and the third is related to the many possible options for dissolving the Knesset. These factors, together and separately, have led to an inability to form a stable government that has sufficient electoral power to lead long-term policy processes. …”
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Ethnic Divisions Within Unity: Insights into Intra-Group Segregation from Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Society by Boris Gorelik

“…This study provides insights into internal divisions within seemingly unified populations by investigating intra-group segregation within Israel’s ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish communities. By analyzing Knesset voting patterns as a proxy for residential distribution, I quantify segregation between two major ethnic groups within the Haredi community and identify significant segregation across Haredi-majority cities and clusters. …”
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Izraelskie spojrzenie na kampanię antysyjonistyczną w Polsce (lata 1967–1968) by Magdalena Semczyszyn

“…The search included the collections of the Central Zionist Archives, the Israeli State Archives in Jerusalem, the Knesset Archives, the National Library in Jerusalem and the Hebrew University…”
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