Publication

20 Jul 2009

This report argues that Israel is facing unprecedented pressure to halt all settlement activity, led by a new and surprisingly determined US administration. At the same time, the paper finds, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu faces intense domestic pressure from settlers and their allies. The report concludes that understanding how Israel might deal with these challenges requires an examination of its growing and increasingly powerful religious right.

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Series Crisis Group Middle East Reports
Issue 89
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2009 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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