At the age of 73 and starting his sixth term as prime minister, Netanyahu is Israel’s undisputed leader. He has the freedom to be who he really is.
Benjamin Netanyahu
How opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu—or any other of the 120 Israeli lawmakers—can make it to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The socially conservative Likud party has a storied history of political compromise and dominance in the State of Israel.
With over 85% of votes counted, Netanyahu poised to finally break Israel’s political deadlock with strong religious right-wing majority.
Firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir says new government will bring security to all, says “everyone’s asking for real change,” in swipe at outgoing “government of change.”
Democrats don’t want Netanyahu or a right-wing/religious government in Jerusalem. But what they really don’t want is for the Jewish state’s voters to determine their own fate.
What happens to a society whose leaders renounce their responsibility to take action when there is “wickedness in the land”?
The real issue dividing Israel isn’t Benjamin Netanyahu or the economy, but something far more basic: Israeli society is being torn apart by the issue of national sovereignty.
His political future might then depend on what the ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism decide.
“I know how to not bow my head, and to say ‘no’ when necessary,” Netanyahu reminds US lawmakers.