Domestic inputs into foreign policy making: the case of the settlement issue

In: Review of international studies: RIS, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 171-185

Abstract

The question of the Israeli settlement in the occupied territories has become a focal point for the political system, an issue of 'high politics' affecting values and symbols important to Israeli society as a whole. Indeed, the settlement issue may be described as having a significant bearing both on the domestic scene and on Israel's posture In the international arena. Domestically, it has been a subject of acute controversy and intense power straggles. Externally, the. settlements have aroused widespread international opposition and criticism.