This book describes and analyses Israeli political and social developments before and after the January 2013 elections.

It was published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.

1. The Run-Up to Israel's 2013 Elections: A Political History Manfred Gerstenfeld 2. The Peculiar Victory of The National Camp in the 2013 Israeli Election Arie Perliger and Eran Zaidise 3. 'Something new begins' - religious Zionism in the 2013 elections: from decline to political recovery Anat Roth 4. An uneasy stability: the Haredi parties' emergency campaign for the 2013 elections Nissim Leon 5. The political transformation of the Israeli 'Russian' street in the 2013 elections Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin 6. The Transmigration of Media Personalities and Celebrities to Politics: The Case of Yair Lapid Rafi Mann 7. 'New politics', new media - new political language? A rhetorical perspective on candidates' self-presentation in electronic campaigns in the 2013 Israeli elections Eithan Orkibi 8. The 2013 Israeli elections and historic recurrences Eyal Lewin

Eithan Orkibi is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ariel University, and a member of the ADARR (Analysis of Discourse, Argumentation and Rhetoric) research group, Tel Aviv. He specializes in political culture, discourse analysis and persuasive communication.

Manfred Gerstenfeld is the Emeritus Chairman of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Israel. He is the former editor of The Jewish Political Studies Review, and has published twenty-three books covering diverse areas such as anti-Semitism, Judaism and the environment, contemporary history, and Jewish public affairs.