This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Dahlia Scheindlin,\xa0a public opinion expert and international political consultant who has advised 8 Israeli elections. They discuss the deep divisions in Israeli society, where the new Israeli government can go from here, and how Israelis think about the changing nature of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Then, Jon,\xa0Natasha Hall, and Caleb Harper continue the discussion about Israel's diplomacy with the United States and the region.\n\nDahlia Scheindlin, \u201cNetanyahu's Greatest Achievement Was Convincing Israel He Alone Transformed the State,\u201d Time, June 8, 2021.\xa0\n\nDahlia Scheindlin, \u201cThe First Job for Israel\u2019s New Government: Clean Up Bibi\u2019s Mess,\u201d The New York Times, June 3, 2021.\xa0\xa0\n\nDahlia Scheindlin, \u201cAn anti-Netanyahu coalition government would suggest Israelis are ready for change,\u201d The Guardian, June 2, 2021.\xa0\n\nJon Alterman, "Three Political Crises Drove the Gaza Violence," Defense One, May 25, 2021.\n\nTranscript, "Israel's New Government," CSIS, June 15.