Will Netanyahu Fall?

Jun 7, 2021 · 31 min · 30.4 MB

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has always sold himself as a peerless defender of his country. In the minds of many Israelis, he has become a kind of indispensable leader for the nation’s future.

Despite that image, Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, might soon be ousted from office.

What has given his rivals the momentum to try to topple him? And who might be his replacement?

Guest: David M. Halbfinger, who covered Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and the Middle East as the Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times.

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Background reading:

Mr. Netanyahu, a dominant figure who has pushed his nation’s politics to the right, is on the verge of losing power.
The main players in the latest twist in Israeli politics have very different agendas, but one common goal. Can they change Israel?

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