What internal factors had significant impact on the 17th Knesset?
A4: a. The Second Lebanon War Israeli civil society, weakened by a large socio-economic gap, despite a traumatized southern and northern periphery due to missile bombardment, provided extensive social and mutual support during the Second Lebanon War to its members. This solidarity was a major factor in ensuring that a Commission of Inquiry was established, wich then examined and exposed the problems and failings of the War and enhanced public disaffection with a weak government, as well as opposition to the government leadership from both right and left in the Knesset. b. Economic and Social Problems Disaffection and political instability were also exacerbated by non-resolution of humanitarian issues and consequent positioning by political parties with related platforms: financial hardship, deteriorating health care and restricted social safety network services; the displaced status, unemployment, and non-relocation and integration of the evacuees from the Gaza settlements with attenda
