Israel's new government and its current challenges

Following a decisive victory by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party in the March 17 election, the creation of a government showed to be more of a challenge, with coalition talks dragged out for 42 days, ending just one hour before the mandated deadline expired.

Guests: Sharen Eskhkel, Member of the ruling Likud faction; and Tamir Morag, Former Advisor to Labor Knesset Member Eitan Cabel. Analyst Mati Shoshani.

Jerusalem Studio

The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.

The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.

  • First broadcast: May 15, 2015, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 129
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Estonian, Finnish