This is a virtual only program, please register at www.cbict.org. Ilai Saltzman, Director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, University of Maryland presents “Changes in Israeli Politics and Society”. This talk will delve into the dynamic and evolving nature of Israeli politics and society, comprehensively analyzing the forces driving change in this complex landscape. It will examine the growing influence of diverse demographic groups, such as the ultra-Orthodox, Arab-Israelis, and immigrants, and how their increasing political and social activism is reshaping traditional power structures. The discussion will also explore Israel's shifting political landscape and how the friction between different ideological approaches is generating new dynamics between the three branches of government that, in turn, form new societal cleavages and reinforce some preexisting ones.