Another government with Ben-Gvir could be disastrous
“It’s wide open,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the day before yesterday, after the Likud primaries. The race is wide open. He isn’t buying the polls broadcast on the various channels—the ones forecasting him…
Assessment
Netanyahu is signaling that the upcoming election is wide open, dismissing polls that show him trailing. His deep involvement in shaping the Likud list suggests he is laying groundwork not just for victory but for a coalition that includes Itamar Ben-Gvir. The risk is that another government with Ben-Gvir in a senior role would deepen international isolation and internal polarization. Watch whether Netanyahu's campaign shifts rightward to lock in that base.