Israel's Coalition in Power and Its Implications on Israel-Palestinian Relations and Conflict

Abstract

This chapter discusses Israel's recent coalition government and its implications for internal governance, its conflictual agenda to destabilize the Middle East region, and particularly, its relations to the raging war between Israel and Palestine in the Occupied Gaza and West Jerusalem respectively. Considering how the state of Israel was formed, the chapter argues that the far-right coalition formed in 2022 post-general elections led by Netanyahu is bound to entrench Palestinian oppression and Apartheid as well as sour relations in the region. The inclusion of ultra-nationalists and ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel's formed coalition has far-reaching implications for Israel's democracy and its ability to manage peace and stability in the Middle East and with Palestinians. Evidence from the raging Israel-Hamas war leads one to conclude that the coalition is being used and abused to undermine the international organisations and laws that prohibit Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Secondary data was used to comprehend the complex dynamics of the coalition formed under the Netanyahu leadership, focusing on Israel's internal democracy and conflictual relations with Palestine and the region.