Why Israel Keeps Choosing Netanyahu

For nearly a quarter of Israel’s history, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has dominated its politics, surviving wars, scandals, protests, a corruption trial, and repeated elections. His rise turned public life into a fierce pro- versus anti-Bibi battle, exposing deeper divides over security, democracy, religion, the courts, military service, Gaza, and Israel’s future. To some, he is the country’s indispensable protector; to others, the force tearing it apart from within, and torching its reputation without.