Israel’s Existential Election

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On October 27th, Israeli citizens went to the polls for the first time since the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack and the years of war that have followed in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, Israel's foremost public opinion expert, will analyze the complex results of this fateful election and their implications for Israel, conflict with the Palestinians, relations with the US and regional politics. The Elliott School's Ned Lazarus will moderate.

Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin is a public opinion expert and political strategist who has advised national campaigns in Israel and fifteen other countries. Dahlia is a Senior Analyst and columnist for Haaretz. Her book, The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel: Promise Unfulfilled was listed on Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2024. Dahlia conducts extensive public opinion research for civil society organizations, including joint Israeli-Palestinian surveys. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, Time Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New Statesman, and The New York Post.