Dr. Peter Lintl
Africa and Middle East Deputy Head of Research Division
Areas of Expertise
- Israel
- Middle East conflict
- Political systems
The Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel, German-Israeli Relations, Israeli Domestic Politics, Political Orthodoxy, State and Religion
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 06/2025 Deputy Head (ad interim), Africa and Middle East Division
Since 2023 Associate, Africa and Middle East Division
2016-2022 Head of the project »Israel and its regional and global conflicts: Domestic developments, security issues and foreign affairs« (completed)
2012-2016 Scientific Assistant at the Chair of Middle East Politics and Society at the Institute of Political Science/University Erlangen-Nuremberg
2009-2010 Research Stay at the University of Tel Aviv
2009-2012 PhD Scholarship awarded by the Gerda-Henkel-Foundation
2001-2008 Political Science, History and Philosophy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, University of Haifa
SWP Publications
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Israel’s Radical Government
Dismantling the Separation of Powers, Takeover of the State Apparatus, and Accelerated Annexation
SWP Comment 2025/C 18, 22.04.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C18
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Israel’s Anti-liberal Coalition
The new government is seeking fundamental changes in the political system and in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
SWP Comment 2023/C 05, 27.01.2023, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023C05
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Israel: Half a Year under the Bennett Government
SWP Comment 2022/C 04, 21.01.2022, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C04
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The Haredim as a Challenge for the Jewish State
The Culture War over Israel’s Identity
SWP Research Paper 2020/RP 14, 09.12.2020, 38 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2020RP14
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Annexations in the West Bank: Europeans need to punch their weight
Last week, EU foreign ministers emphasised that the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the Union’s strategic interests and that they discourage possible steps towards annexations. In this vein, the EU and its Member States should send a clear signal, Muriel Asseburg and Peter Lintl argue.
Point of View, 20.05.2020 -
Israel’s Nation-State Law
Netanyahu Government Lays the Foundations for a Majoritarian System
SWP Comment 2018/C 41, 10.10.2018, 7 Pages
External publications
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Germany at a Crossroads - on German-Israeli relations
Against the backdrop of recent events, INSS researcher Dr. Remi Daniel, invited Dr. Peter Lintl for a special discussion: How has the German government and society reacted to the events of October 7th and the ongoing war in Gaza so far?
INSS podcast, 02.12.2024 -
Haredi Parties and Israeli Democracy
in: P.R. Kumaraswamy (eds.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Israel, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, 2021 -
The Road to Israel's Elections: What Is at Stake
in: ISPI - Italian Institute for International Political Studies, April 2019 (online) -
Israel on its Way to a Majoritarian System? The Current Government´s Fight against principles of Liberal Democracy, the “Constitutional Revolution” and the Supreme Court
in: Israeli European Policy Network: Challenges to/from the International (Legal) Order: Israeli and European Perspectives", Berlin, May 23, 2018. -
Policy Divide: Berlin condemns Trump’s Jerusalem decision
German leaders called the United States’ move in the Middle East incendiary and are not likely to follow suit. But Trump’s decision may have a bigger impact on US-German ties than on Berlin’s relationship with Israel.
in: Handelsblatt.com, 12.07.2017 (online) -
Understanding coalition formation in Israel
Party positions and cleavages in light of the 2015 elections
in: Orient. German Journal for Politics, Economics and Culture of the Middle East, 56/3, 2015, pp. 27-35