But it is increasingly looking like that dynamic could undergo a rather large shift in the next few years, especially if Netanyahu remains in control of Israel.

@cw,

that's the big question, isn't it? does bibi maintain his iron grip on Israeli politics, or does the coalition of the sane finally retake control of the Knesset? it's a parliamentary system, so the coalitions aren't nearly as tidy as they are here in the US, but some of the dynamics are similar.

I think one of the biggest and most frequent mistakes in US politics is failure to understand the relationship between the Israeli public and their political representatives, both in Israel and here.