The 1996 general election was dominated by the catchphrase “Peres will divide Jerusalem.” The slogan is being revived in the 2019 election, but with a small change to apply it to the very man who used it to win that previous election: Benjamin Netanyahu.
he warning being broadcast at every opportunity by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked’s “New Right” faction. Bennett and Shaked found their slogan back in February, when US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, hinted at parts of a new American peace proposal that, among other things, appears to give the Palestinians control over some outer neighborhoods in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu responded angrily, telling Bennett via the media that the New Right campaign was “shooting the entire right-wing in the foot” and ultimately only served to “strengthen our rivals.” But many on the right don’t see things that way. The campaigns of...
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