In a wide-ranging interview with New York radio host Sid Rosenberg, the prime minister spoke of his sorrow at the loss of US Sen. Lindsey Graham and Israel’s strengthening position in the Middle East.

Neo-antisemitism ensures that the answer is no.

Israel is once again talking about unity. Benjamin Netanyahu speaks of a “broad national government.” Opposition politicians talk about responsibility. Commentators explain every day why the country must now stand together.

Visiting Yoni Netanyahu’s grave at Mount Herzl, the PM said the mission of protecting Israel from existential threats has driven him ever since.

Even as parts of Washington increasingly frame Israel as the obstacle to a stable postwar outcome, Trump’s own remarks made clear that he still views Jerusalem as America’s most reliable partner when force is required.

Ultra-Orthodox factions look to immediately dissolve the Knesset after Netanyahu failed to secure a yeshiva student draft exemption law.

Israelis with contradictory views on crucial matters are never going to cease battling one another ideologically, and no constellation of musical chairs in the Knesset is going to alter that reality.

Criticism of a government is the privilege of a living democracy. But when criticism turns into slander, it becomes a danger to the foundation of an entire nation.

The Bennett-Lapid alliance is likely merely the first in a long series of political shifts and realignments that will become increasingly common as the elections approach.