Facing a huge wave of criticism over his failure to prevent the shock Hamas infiltration of Israel on October 7, Netanyahu has largely avoided the limelight while conducting a two-front conflict, one against Hamas and the other for his own political survival, Reuters reports.
“No matter how long Netanyahu manages to hold on to power, he won’t salvage his reputation,” said his biographer Anshel Pfeffer.
“The failure of October 7 is his legacy. Whatever success Israel will have in the aftermath will not be ascribed to him.”
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