Suchergebnisse

Pages 17-18 bound upside down. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The 1999 Israeli elections focused on the character of the main political contenders for prime minister - Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. Along with Barak's victory, the Israeli public made important statements concerning the shape and direction of Israeli political culture with a hope of a centrist vision. Leading Israeli political scientists discuss the revival of the Israeli left and the increased strength of ethnic Sephardi, Russian and Arab electorates. They also examine the place of foreign policy, media, and other socio-economic factors on the outcome of the election.

Introduction: the battle over Jewishness and Zionism in the post-modern era / Daniel J. Elazar and Shmuel Sandler -- Netanyahu takes over / Efraim Inbar -- The electoral fall of the Israeli left / Giora Goldberg -- Religion, ethnicity and electoral reform: the religious parties and the 1996 elections / Eliezer Don-Yehiya -- The Arab vote: the radicalization of politicization? / Hillel Frisch -- Sectarian party politics in Israel: the case of Yisrael Ba'Aliya, the Russian immigrant party / Etta Bick -- External influences on the Israeli elections / Barry Rubin -- The media campaign: the negative effects of positive campaigning / Sam Lehman-Wilzig -- The great losers: women in the 1996 elections / Yael Yishai -- Peace, security and terror in the 1996 elections / Gerald M. Steinberg -- The direct election of the prime minister: a balance sheet / Bernard Susser -- Elections 1996: the candidates and the "new politics" / Michael Keren