Israeli Parties: More Alike Than Apart
The paper argues that a change in the Israeli government does not necessarily guarantee a substantive shift in policies toward Palestinians. While political parties are sharply divided over domestic issues, most Zionist parties share a broad common ground in subordinating Palestinian rights to Israeli security priorities. The paper reviews the parties and electoral lists competing in the 2026 elections and compares their positions on Palestinian statehood, occupation, settlement expansion and annexation, the future of Gaza, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, regional relations, and crimes against Palestinians inside Israel. It also links these positions to their disagreements over the judiciary, Haredi conscription, religion and state, and participation in a government led by Netanyahu.
