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Since Israel's independence in 1948, three changes have occurred in the relationship between the state & its citizens, all relative to communication. During the first phase of nation building, the nonliberal state had a monopoly over the means & content of mass communication. In the 1980s & early 1990s, privatized means of communication were formed, permitting the market to affect public preferences. In the late 1990s, the communication map may be altered again by a proposal for a new multicultural model. Traced here, both conceptually & historically, is the multifaceted nature of the interactions between politics & communication in Israel. Adapted from the source document.

Since Israel's independence in 1948, three changes have occurred in the relationship between the Israeli state and its citizens. These changes are reflected in the country's communication map. During the first phase of nation building, the nonliberal state had a monopoly over the means and content of mass communication. In the 1980s and early and middle 1990s, privatized means of communication were formed, permitting the market to affect public preferences. As we approach the end of the 1990s, the map may be altered again by a proposal for a new multicultural model. The article traces conceptually and historically the multifaceted nature of the interactions that have taken place between politics and communication in Israel.

Argues that reforms involving direct election of the prime minister allowed citizens to vote for other candidates on the basis of personal and communal issues, thus strengthening the smaller parties; 1996 elections.

Analysis of political climate, role of extraparliamentary groups before and after the Nov. 4, 1995 assassination, and transition to the new government headed by Shimon Peres. Sidebar examines the role of the religious Right.