While Israel decides on its political future tomorrow, a dangerous conflict is growing behind the scenes between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. At the center is Iran. The military leadership is warning against military escalation, while the Prime Minister is threatening Tehran with devastating strikes. The decisive question is: Where does national security end and where does the election campaign begin?
These are dramatic hours in Jerusalem. One day before the Knesset elections, Israel is not only preoccupied with the question of who will govern the country in the future. Suddenly, the possibility of a new military confrontation with Iran is also on the table.
Even the Bible warns, using the example of King Saul, that a ruler under political and military pressure can make decisions whose consequences are devastating for his people.
According to research from various sources in the Israeli media, there are said to have been considerable tensions between Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. The background is an unspecified military directive from the political...
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