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Israel’s Elections: Judaism on the Ballot – Sponsored Content

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Israel’s Elections: Judaism on the Ballot – Sponsored Content

For Heaven's Sake
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Donniel Hartman
Yossi Klein Halevi

How does a Jewish state navigate its future when the most fiercely contested issue at the ballot box is the definition of Judaism itself?

In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi dissect the profound ways religion is shaping Israel’s upcoming elections. They explore the Likud’s historical transformation into enablers of the ultra-Orthodox, the messianic fervor driving the settlement movement, and the opposition’s attempt to reclaim a broad, inclusive Jewish identity.

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Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 23, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
An Israeli elections ballot box (Illustration photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of municipal elections, in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/File)
Security forces stand guard as ultra-Orthodox Jews gather to protest against the detention of Haredi draft evaders outside the Bet Lid military prison in Kfar Yona on June 17, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
(From L-R) Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US State Department Counselor Dan Holler and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement for a partial IDF withdrawal from south Lebanon at the State Department on June 26, 2026. (Screen capture/YouTube)

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Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discussed how religion is influencing Israel's upcoming elections, focusing on the definition of Judaism as a key ballot issue. They examined the Likud party's role in empowering the ultra-Orthodox and the messianic zeal within the settlement movement. Additionally, they addressed the opposition's efforts to promote a more inclusive Jewish identity.

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