Analysis

The Electoral Threshold, Wasted Votes, and Proportionality

Will this higher hurdle deter voters from supporting small parties? Will it reduce the share of wasted votes?

Survey

December 2014 Peace Index

Latest monthly poll touches on election-related issues

Survey

Presentation of the 2014 Israeli Democracy Index

IDI presented the 12th annual survey to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.

Op-Ed

How to Prevent the Recurrence of Early Knesset Elections

Yohanan Plesner lays out steps to prevent early elections.

Analysis

The Firing of Ministers in Israel: A Historical Overview

After a decade without use, the prime minister utilized his power to fire ministers in his coalition. How often is this power used, and when and how can it be exercised?

Op-Ed

23 Knesset Seats Is Not a Victory

Yehoshua Oz argues that pundits eager to crown a victor in the 2015 elections have lost sight of the fact that winning one-fifth of the Knesset seats is no victory.

Analysis

The 2015 Knesset Elections: Facts and Figures

Analysis

The Many Ways to Dissolve the Knesset

Survey

Monthly Peace Index Poll

This month's poll is on Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the proposed Basic Law “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People,” and recent Arab-Jewish tensions.

Winning the Military Battle While Waging Image Warfare

An IDI roundtable on winning on the battlefield and in the media, organized by Senior Fellow Ami Ayalon