This is the third episode in a series on Israeli elections, coming just days after the formation of Netanyahu's sixth government at the end of 2022. Antoine Shalhat, researcher and editor of the Israeli Scene Supplement at MADAR, reviews the Israeli government, its components, and the general policies guiding the coalition. He focuses on the consequences of Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir's transition from the fringes of Israeli politics to central roles in government decision-making circles, highlighting the impact of their right-wing settler-religious extremism on the Israeli political landscape.
