A nation divided: What do Israelis want in October’s elections?

Analysts, sociologists and pollsters all seem to agree that the forthcoming Israeli general elections, due to be held on October 27, are critical.In the past, a typical fault line between Israel’s right and liberal wings during the election season was future dealings with the Palestinians. Today, there is near-universal animosity towards the Palestinians and the prospect of a two-state solution.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘We have no one’: Palestinians react to Israel’s rejection of Gaza planlist 2 of 4Trump says relationship is good even as Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace planlist 3 of 4Violence escalates in Israel amid ultra-Orthodox military draft protestslist 4 of 4Sde Teiman walkout lays bare an Israeli military running out of trustend of listIsrael’s Jewish voters in this legislative election will likely be confronted with fundamental questions about the nature of Israeli democracy, the legitimacy of governing coalitions and very different visions of what the state represents.Palestinian citizens of Israel, at least those who are allowed to vote, are left to hope for a coalition that might curb some of the violence and lawlessness that continues to plague their...