Research of israel domestic dynamics' influence on Israel foreign policy.

Advancing the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians is of great interest to the Middle East region. To this aim, an understanding of the main factors involved in Israel?s foreign policymaking is needed. This thesis shows internal pressures are most significant and assesses the influence of domestic access points to Israel?s Foreign policy. For a complete and current analysis of Israel?s policymaking process three areas are discussed. First is the historical background that shapes today?s events. Second are the fundamentals that makeup Israel?s political system such as the Knesset, political parties, ruling coalition, and prime minister. And third is the role of the Israeli Defense Force, the balance in civil-military relations, the mixture of players that color Israel?s societal landscape including subcultures, interest groups, and public opinion. The key finding is a combined ranking of the most important domestic forces driving Israel?s foreign policy formation in all three areas.