30 years ago today, following one of the most fiercely contested elections in Israel’s history, a man walks into the Prime Minister’s Office. He is the first premier to do so with young children. Should he win the next election, he will be the first to leave with great-grandchildren. That man is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Who is this man who has shaped Israel more than anyone since the founding generation? Is he a populist, a staunch conservative ideologue, or perhaps something in between? What lies in store for Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, and what will the country become when he is finally gone?
All in today’s special edition of It’s Noon in Israel
https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-bibi-at-30?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
30 years ago today, following one of the most fiercely contested elections in Israel’s history, a ma
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