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    Jackie Calmes: House Republicans should stop following Netanyahu's chaotic example

    A grieving and besieged Israel offers a warning for Americans, if only we'd heed it. Sound the alarm: When politicians stoke domestic divisions for political gain — identifying as enemies their fellow citizens, government institutions, judges, military critics and the media — those so-called leaders leave their nation distracted and weakened to the threats from real enemies beyond their ...
    by Jackie Calmes, Los Angeles Times Oct 16, 2023 4 minutes
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on Sept. 27, 2023.

    A grieving and besieged Israel offers a warning for Americans, if only we'd heed it.

    Sound the alarm: When politicians stoke domestic divisions for political gain — identifying as enemies their fellow citizens, government institutions, judges, military critics and the media — those so-called leaders leave their nation distracted and weakened to the threats from real enemies beyond their borders. That's what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done all year along with his right-wing party and the most extremist Cabinet in the country's history, losing sight of the real perils.

    The description of Netanyahu's toxic governance, of course, also

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