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A Global Currents Discussion with:
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Yael Aronoff, Ph.D.
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Professor Yael Aronoff will discuss key issues surrounding the Israeli elections that were held on October 27, 2026. The analysis will include looking back on the array of opposition parties to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over the past four years and looking ahead to the constellation of old and new political parties competing in the elections and the coalition government that has been formed, or is likely to be formed, given the election results. Dr. Aronoff will also consider the implications of these crucial elections for a variety of Israeli domestic policies, including the possibilities of democratic backsliding or strengthening, the impact on relations with Palestinians and policies in Gaza and the West Bank and prospects for a two-state solution, and the implications for Israel’s relations with its neighbors and with the United States.
Yael Aronoff is the Director of the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel (since 2014), is the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair of Israel Studies (since 2006) and is Professor of Political Science/International Relations in James Madison College at MSU. Dr. Aronoff’s published books are The Political Psychology of Israeli Prime Ministers: When Hard-Liners Opt for Peace, Cambridge University Press (2014) and Continuity and Change in Political Culture: Israel and Beyond, co-edited with Ilan Peleg and Saliba Sarsar, Lexington Books (2021). Her recent publications include chapters in edited books about the Israeli opposition Zionist parties and analyses of Netanyahu.
Free and Open to the Public
This program is made possible by the
generous support of Ms. Eloise Briskin