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Is Israel’s ruling coalition in trouble?

“Israel Insider” with Ashley Perry

Sep. 3, 2023
Ashley Perry
( Sep. 3, 2023 / JNS )

Might the current increase in Palestinian attacks on Jews or the proposed law formally exempting haredim from the army threaten Israel’s ruling coalition?

“Israel Insider with Ashley Perry” is produced and hosted by the Middle East Forum (MEF). Each week, Ashley Perry, a former senior Israeli government adviser, provides insight into what’s behind the headlines in Israel.

You can join it here live every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. U.K. time and 10 p.m. Israel time, or catch it on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud the following day.

Ashley Perry
Ashley Perry is an adviser to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as an adviser to Israel’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister from 2009 to 2015. He is president of Reconectar, an organization dedicated to relinking the more than 200 million descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews to Israel and Jewish life. Originally from the United Kingdom, he moved to Israel in 2001.
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