IDI Resources on the 2013 Elections

How democratic are the parties that ran for election in Israel in 2013? Developed by the research team of IDI's Political Reform project, the Party Democracy Index is a pioneering effort to measure democracy within political parties. Find out which Israeli parties ranked highest in this evaluation here.

Articles on the 2013 Elections

The New Israeli Cabinet: An Overview of the 33rd Government of Israel | Ofer Kenig
Coalition-Building in Israel: A Guide for the Perplexed | Ofer KenigThe 2013 Knesset Election Results: A Preliminary Analysis of the Upcoming Parliament | Ofer Kenig
Women’s Representation in the Knesset: Is it Sufficient? | Ofer Kenig
Habayit Hayehudi and Refusal of Orders: The Real Question | Yedidia SternBrushing Off the Dust | Ofer Kenig & Nir AtmorAre Convicts Fit for Political Office? | Mordechai Kremnitzer & Doron NavotPrimary Season in Israel | Ofer KenigWhat About Democracy? | Mordechai Kremnitzer & Amir FuchsElections in the Shadow of War | Dana BlanderRequiem for the 18th Knesset | Ofer KenigThe Likud-Beiteinu Merger: A Harbinger of Political Change | Arye CarmonDo We Really Want Big-Tent Parties? Yehoshua OzIsrael's Political Parties: Strengthen the Party, not the Cult of Personality | Gideon RahatThe Electoral System: Strengthen the Foundations before Fixing the Roof | Ofer KenigThe Primary System in Israel: A Balance Sheet | Ofer KenigFixing our Broken System | Arye Carmon

Selected Articles on Previous Elections

Frequent Elections and Political Instability | Ofer Kenig
The 32nd Israeli Government: The 2009 Coalition | Ofer Kenig Women in the 18th Knesset | Ofer Kenig
Is There a "Women's Voice" in Politics? | Parliament staff
Reforms Vital to Israeli Political Stability | Arye CarmonParticipation, Abstention and Boycott: Trends in Arab Voter Turnout in Israeli Elections | Karin Tamar SchaffermanAnd the Winner Is... | Dana Blander

Do Israeli Jews consider themselves right-wing, centrist, or left-wing? Which of the contenders for prime minister do they think is most suited for the job? Find out in the December 2012 issue of IDI's monthly Peace Index, which presents the findings of a poll related to the upcoming election. For additional background, read the summary of Peace Index findings regarding election-related issues from surveys conducted in November, October, and January 2012.

Roundtable: Do Religious Parties Have a Future? (January 2, 2013)

Roundtable on Arab Israeli Voter Turnout (November 25, 2012)

Learn more about the Israeli political parties and their leaders using our comprehensive catalogue of online party resources. Whether you are looking to read what the parties stand for or are saying, you can find out through our list of websites, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and more. See Israel's Political Parties: Keep Informed.

Also, you may receive live updates directly from a selection of parties, party representatives, and Israeli journalists covering the election by viewing our two Twitter lists:

• IDI's Israeli Elections Twitter List (English)
• IDI's Israeli Elections Twitter List (Hebrew & English)

The Elections in Israel 2009

The Elections in Israel 2006

The Elections in Israel 2003

The Elections in Israel 2001

IDI experts on the Israeli elections and political system include:

• Dr. Arye Carmon
  President, Israel Democracy Institute
  Expertise: Political Parties, Government, Political Reform

• Prof. Tamar Hermann
  Senior Fellow and Academic Director of IDI's Guttman Center for Surveys
  Expertise: Israeli Public Opinion and Polling, Civil Society, Protest Movements, Political Parties, Government

• Prof. Gideon Rahat
  Senior Researcher and Director of Research of IDI's Forum for Political Reform in Israel; Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  Expertise: Political Parties, Primaries, Elections, Voter Behavior, Electoral Systems, Electoral Reform, Government, Comparative Politics, Political Reforms

• Dr. Ofer Kenig
  Head of the political parties' research group of IDI's Forum for Political Reform in Israel
  Expertise: Political Parties, Elections, Voter Behavior, Electoral Systems, Government, Political Leaders, the Cabinet, Political Reforms

• Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer
  VP of Research
  Expertise: Political Corruption, Constitutional Law, the Supreme Court, Human Rights and Minorities

• Prof. Yedidia Stern
  VP of Research
  Expertise: Constitutional Law, the Supreme Court

To contact any of these experts, please contact Yehoshua Oz, IDI Director of International Relations, at press@idi.org.il or +972-52-578-5404.