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Israel votes: Netanyahu’s future on the line

Israeli citizens are about to vote in what’s being seen as elections that are almost existential when it comes to the future identity of the country. That’s because since the October 7 attack by Hamas in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed, and the resulting war in Gaza that a UN commission of inquiry has described as a genocide, some say the country’s politics and views have shifted profoundly to the right. These political events have ricocheted around the world, impacting communities, politics and governments, including here in Australia. Chief Middle East correspondent Emma…

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