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August 16, 2018

Few Israelis Like Benjamin Netanyahu. But Many Know He’ll Keep Them Safe

Unpopular and unbeatable.

Benjamin Netanyahu, writes Michael Mandelbaum, might be the most successful leader in the democratic world today. During his tenure as prime minister—which, if he stays in office another year, will be even longer than even David Ben-Gurion’s—there have been, on average, fewer Israeli deaths per year from war and terrorism than under that of any of his predecessors. And despite having come to office (for the second time) in 2009, in the midst of a global recession, he’s presided over a period of remarkable economic growth. Still, he is anything but loved:

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August 16, 2018

  1. The U.S. Must Maintain the Kurdish Enclave in Eastern Syria

    It’s in Washington’s interest as well as Jerusalem’s.

  2. Few Israelis Like Benjamin Netanyahu. But Many Know He’ll Keep Them Safe

    Unpopular and unbeatable.

  3. A Plan for Shutting Down the UN’s Counterproductive Agency for Palestinian Refugees

    Jared Kushner is right.

  4. The Book of Job’s Philosophical Poetry

    And what it’s like to translate it into English.

  5. A Hero’s Recollection of the Bialystok Ghetto Uprising

    The plan was to surprise the Germans. But they were prepared.