Opinion: A Weakened Netanyahu Still Stares Down Rivals Ahead Of A 3rd Vote In A Year
Even under indictment, the Israeli leader remains a potent figure thanks to his popularity with his party base and the rightward shift of the country, writes Aaron David Miller.
by Aaron David Miller
Dec 17, 2019
3 minutes
Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department Middle East analyst, adviser and negotiator in Republican and Democratic administrations. He is the author most recently of the End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.
In March, Israel will hold its third election in barely a year. While that may presage the beginning of the end of the Benjamin Netanyahu era, it's likely going to be a fairly long and painful goodbye.
Prime Minister Netanyahu was indicted last month
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