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Netanyahu holds Israel and the world hostage, Israeli voters can change that
Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been in power for 16 years, thanks to the Jewish nation's fractious parliamentary system.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with France's Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (right) on Feb. 5, 2024, in Jerusalem. (AFP/Gil Cohen-Magen)
It boggles the mind that a mature democracy like Israel can be held hostage by one politician for so long.
Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been in power for 16 years, thanks to the Jewish nation's fractious parliamentary system.
Until very recently the cost of allowing Netanyahu to remain in power again and again has mostly been felt domestically in the form of internal political strife, political corruption and the deterioration of democracy.
You cannot stay in power for so long without chipping away at established democratic norms and engaging in corruption.
In fact, there are now three corruption cases being investigated involving Netanyahu and members of his family.
But in the past few months, the cost of allowing Netanyahu to lead Israel has been immense.
Under his watch, the world has been brought to the brink, first with Isarel’s offensive in Gaza and earlier this month Israel launched an attack on Iranian consular office in Damascus.
