Netanyahu Wants A Way Out, But Look Who’s Standing In His Way
Right, so Benjamin Netanyahu’s former defence minister Avigdor Lieberman is demanding a treason investigation, accusing Bibi of trying to drag Israel into war to escape an electoral defeat, and the man reportedly challenging Netanyahu’s instructions is his own army chief, Eyal Zamir.
Israel votes tomorrow. Netanyahu’s bloc is short of a majority in the final polls we’re looking at, and he’s spent the closing stretch of this campaign telling voters how much they need him, Iran is getting a nuclear weapon in about 10 minutes time and selling himself as Mr Security, despite starting more war and…
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