These three leaders are reshaping Israel's political scene

Three Israeli politicians shaped the Jewish year 5777 and are likely to play an even bigger part in the coming year too: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, new Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay and Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked.
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during the swearing in ceremony of Israeli Muslim Hana Khatib, the first woman in Israel to be appointed by an Israeli justice committee to become a religious judge, or qadi, in the courts ruling on personal law for Muslims, at the Presidents Residence in Jerusalem on May 15, 2017. Khatib is the first woman not only for the Muslim sharia courts but for all the religious courts in Israel, as no women serve as judges in the Jewish or Druze courts. / AFP PHOTO / GA
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Israeli Muslim Hana Khatib, the first woman in Israel to be appointed by an Israeli justice committee to become a religious judge, or qadi, in the courts ruling on personal law for Muslims, in Jerusalem, May 15, 2017. - GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images
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A portrait of the State of Israel at the end of September 2017, on the eve of the Jewish New Year (5778), would feature three key figures who dominated and shaped the country's political system. It is likely that they will continue to shape Israeli politics in the coming year as well.

The first figure is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has managed to maintain political power despite the criminal investigations that he faces. He sets the agenda and will ultimately determine when the next election will be held.

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