In accordance with intelligence officers, right-wing strongmen like Benjamin Netanyahu are dangerous for nationwide safety. Who knew?
Benjamin Netanyahu has been Israeli chief for practically 13 of the previous 14 years. Till the weekend, he would most likely have been identified for being the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, and for going through corruption and fraud expenses whereas in workplace. However after Hamas’ assaults on Israel and the following atrocities, nonetheless, he can be identified for overseeing the best safety and intelligence failure in his nation for 50 years.
Netanyahu is unquestionably the unlikeliest recipient of such a title. His management of Israel has been characterised by the establishment of an apartheid-like separation of Palestinians from Israelis, an enormous funding in safety infrastructure, the continued killing of lots of of Palestinian civilians, and the regular seizure of Palestinian land to increase Israeli colonisation.
He has been dismissive of any concern aside from Israel’s safety, dismissing Western leaders’ mealy-mouthed professions of assist for a two-state answer as irrelevant to Israel’s want to manage its safety.
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