Benjamin Netanyahu is the great survivor of Israeli politics, but his grip on power is slipping. ‘You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.’ Abraham Lincoln’s saying applies now more than ever to Israel’s prime minister. Netanyahu’s time will surely soon be up.
Netanyahu cannot escape his inevitable legacy
Motivated by self-preservation, Netanyahu has desperately tried to evade responsibility for the many failures that led to Hamas’s brutal attack on October 7. In the months since, Netanyahu has done his best to block a ceasefire deal that will save the lives of hostages and ease the suffering of Israel’s war-torn northern towns. Israelis know that Hamas remains the biggest obstacle to securing the release of the hostages – but they are also tiring of their leader.
Netanyahu’s motivation seems to be to cling on to power whatever the price.
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