ANALYSIS

With the entry of the centrist, secular Kadima party into the Likud led government, the two main coalition parties agreed to reform the Israeli electoral system in time for the next elections. This briefing outlines the options for reform and the hurdles to be overcome.

This briefing addresses the reasons for Kadima joining the government, the priorities of the new government in domestic and foreign policy, and the wider political implications of the unity deal.

On a conference call chaired by BICOM’s Israel office Director Jonathan Cummings, after the announcement of a unity deal between Kadima and Likud, Kadima MK Yochanan Plesner and Channel 10 political editor Nadav Eyal gave contrasting takes on the agreement.