The accountable leader from Golda to Bibi
During these days in April, fifty years ago, Israel was engulfed in turmoil.
During these days in April, fifty years ago, Israel was engulfed in turmoil.
Israeli politicians often assert that Israel can and will “defend itself by itself,” a longstanding formula dating back decades. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated it often. But he’s added an amplification: Israel will do so “even if we must stand alone.”
Last November, I asked this question: why didn’t Benjamin Netanyahu keep his 2009 campaign promise to topple Hamas? I found at least part of the answer in his 2022 memoir, Bibi: My Story.