Israel's radical government: Dismantling the separation of powers, takeover of the state apparatus, and accelerated annexation

Muriel Asseburg and Peter Lintl

No 18/2025, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: Israel's government is rapidly dismantling the separation of powers and expanding its control over the state apparatus. The military response to the attack by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 appears to be leading to a permanent reoccupation of the Gaza Strip. The "voluntary" emigration of the Palestinian population is seen as an option for resolving the conflict. At the same time, the Netanyahu government is pushing ahead with the settlement project in the West Bank with renewed vigor. Whether in domestic policy, towards the Palestinians or towards neighboring states, it sees itself encouraged by the Trump administration. Israel is thus moving further away from a liberal democracy. A resolution of the Palestinian question is thwarted and the region destabilized. Germany must not ignore these developments.

Keywords: Israel; Government; Benjamin Netanyahu; separation of powers; judiciary; reoccupation; Gaza Strip; West Bank; Trump administration; Palestinian question; Palestinian Authority (PA); United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA); terrorism; International Criminal Court (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18449/2025C18

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