Noam Gidron: Exploring the Differences Between the Israeli and American Political Systems

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Shmuel Rosner

July 16, 2021

Shmuel Rosner and Noam Gidron discuss how the differences between the Israeli and American political systems effect political and social polarization.

Noam Gidron is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science and the Joint Program in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. My research interests lie at the intersection of political behavior, political sociology and political economy.

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