The clash between the Haredim and Netanyahu goes beyond politics, exposing a deeper structural contradiction within the Zionist project between a militarized state reliant on conscription for prolonged war and an ultra-Orthodox camp seeking to preserve its privileges.

The Bennett–Lapid–Eizenkot alliance and possible Arab party unity could reshape “Israel’s” electoral map, but both remain tactical blocs with no real change in policy toward the Palestinians or the political system.

The Israeli Knesset recently passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups.

As Netanyahu moves to ban the United Arab List (Ra’am), which traces its roots to the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, party leader Mansour Abbas has announced a split from the Islamic Movement.

Since clashes erupted in July 2025 between Druze factions and Syrian government forces backed by tribal fighters, the Israeli Occupation has intervened under the pretext of “protecting the Druze” and has since become a key player shaping the scene there.