Israel’s Political Instability Poses a Strategic Danger
And if Netanyahu is out, hostile powers may try to test a new prime minister’s mettle.
October 8, 2019
And if Netanyahu is out, hostile powers may try to test a new prime minister’s mettle.
Three weeks since Israel’s do-over election, it remains unclear who the next prime minister will be. Coalition negotiations could go on for weeks more, and a third round of elections remains a possibility. David M. Weinberg argues that this long state of political uncertainty, which has been in effect since the first elections in April, has a deleterious effect on Israeli security:
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Login or SubscribeAnd if Netanyahu is out, hostile powers may try to test a new prime minister’s mettle.
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