As Israel’s 24th Knesset writhed in its death throes, Christian watchers – let alone Jews – were conflicted over whether or not they wanted to see Netanyahu returned as prime minister.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Despite outrage about interventions in its own elections, America has often sought to influence Israeli politics. Expect Washington to pull out the stops to try to sabotage Netanyahu.
As in many Western democracies today, Israeli politics have become a cult of personality, but on steroids. What can be done to curb the rapid cycle of elections?
Can he secure the required 61 Knesset seats in that time? The experts are skeptical.
In the current Israeli political reality, everything is personal. Gone are the days when politicians argued over policy and ideology.
But a senior ultra-Orthodox lawmaker also signals that the era of absolute loyalty to Netanyahu is over.
The only way around it another political impasse, other than an overhaul of the electoral system, is for all eligible citizens to cast a ballot. This means curbing the purism and joining, not hovering above, the fray.
Amid swirling rumours about the return to power of Binyamin Netanyahu, US President Biden “postpones” a visit reportedly aimed at bringing Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords.
Chaos is now looming in Israel’s historical heartland after a fateful Knesset vote that could bring down the government and tarnish Netanyahu
Looking at the trial of Michael Sussman, who represented Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, from Israel, it’s impossible not to draw parallels to the Netanyahu trial.