Israel’s Political Tsunami?

A conference call with

Yoram Peri
Director, Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time

The initial release of the Winograd Commission findings is causing a political upheaval in Israel. The report levels harsh criticism at the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and former Army Chief of Staff for their conduct of The Second Lebanon War

• Can Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government survive?
• How will Israeli social and economic policies be affected if the current coalition collapses?
• What are the implications for Israel's relations with the Palestinians and for dealing with continuing threats from Hamas and Hezbollah?

Yoram Peri, one of Israel's leading political and public policy analysts and a former president of the New Israel Fund, analyzes the current situation and likely future scenarios.