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Podcast: Professor Gideon Rahat on the multi-party system in Israeli politics

Following the formation of at least three new parties in the last few days, TIP spoke with Professor Gideon Rahat on the fragmentation of the political system and its likely impact on the 2019 election results.

Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, seen after their announcement in a press conference in Tel Aviv on Dec. 29, 2018, of the formation of the New Right Party. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.
Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, seen after their announcement in a press conference in Tel Aviv on Dec. 29, 2018, of the formation of the New Right Party. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Following the formation of at least three new parties in the last few days, TIP spoke with Professor Gideon Rahat on the fragmentation of the political system and its likely impact on the 2019 election results.

Rahat is a senior fellow and director of the Political Reform Program at the Israel Democracy Institute and a faculty member at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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