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    Commentary: The war in Gaza is an albatross around Benjamin Netanyahu’s neck

    by Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune Jan 24, 2024 3 minutes
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, middle, chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv on Dec. 31, 2023.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a man with a significant amount of pressure on his shoulders. The 3 ½-month-long war against Hamas in Gaza has long since turned into an albatross around his neck, one that has caused his approval ratings to drop precipitously and created adversity wherever he looks.

    The way the Israeli military has chosen to prosecute the military campaign against Hamas is by far the biggest source of angst for the international community. The Gaza Strip, a coastal territory the United Nations would be “unlivable” years before the Israel-Hamas war erupted, is now is the norm.

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