Israel’s Deepening Divisions Shape Electoral Debate After October 7, Awad Says

Israeli society is experiencing sharp and growing divisions as internal disagreements deepen, according to Ahmed Rafiq Awad, director of the Mediterranean Center for Regional Studies.

Awad’s comments came in a discussion of how the conflict following October 7 could affect elections, with Israel’s domestic divisions forming a central part of his assessment.

He pointed to diverging views over the nature of the state, describing a society increasingly divided over fundamental questions about its identity.

His assessment places those internal disagreements at the heart of the electoral debate. The remarks provided did not include a forecast for election results or an assessment of how individual parties might fare.