Gideon LevyWe need to start thinking about it – Naftali Bennett, the next prime minister of Israel. 

From World News Platform Via Haaretz


There’s definitely a chance that it could happen. If not Benjamin Netanyahu, then Bennett. There doesn’t seem to be anyone else.

That’s bad news, but there’s worse – a chain of events that’s not imaginary: Netanyahu’s Likud party slumps, Bennett’s Yamina rises, the center-left lacks proper leadership and Bennett attracts the longed-for “Anyone but Bibi” coalition and forms a center-right government. At the moment, that’s the second-most-likely scenario other than Netanyahu staying in power. 

Far right would replace moderate right, religious would replace secular. The destructive process that Netanyahu initiated would be brought to a halt, replaced by something else, some of which would be much more destructive. Apart from the rotten culture of governance that Netanyahu has led, the only advantage would be the end of deception. With Bennett at the helm, Israel would be officially declared a capitalist, colonialist apartheid state.

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Naftali Bennett, Israel’s Next Prime Minister

Gideon LevyWe need to start thinking about it – Naftali Bennett, the next prime minister of Israel. 

From World News Platform Via Haaretz


There’s definitely a chance that it could happen. If not Benjamin Netanyahu, then Bennett. There doesn’t seem to be anyone else.

That’s bad news, but there’s worse – a chain of events that’s not imaginary: Netanyahu’s Likud party slumps, Bennett’s Yamina rises, the center-left lacks proper leadership and Bennett attracts the longed-for “Anyone but Bibi” coalition and forms a center-right government. At the moment, that’s the second-most-likely scenario other than Netanyahu staying in power. 

Far right would replace moderate right, religious would replace secular. The destructive process that Netanyahu initiated would be brought to a halt, replaced by something else, some of which would be much more destructive. Apart from the rotten culture of governance that Netanyahu has led, the only advantage would be the end of deception. With Bennett at the helm, Israel would be officially declared a capitalist, colonialist apartheid state.

Continue reading @ World News Platform.

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