Netanyahu's Attempt to Sell the Lebanon Deal to the Right Was Nothing Short of Completely Insane | Ben Caspit
The Lebanon deal is indeed the lesser evil compared to the stagnation in the north, but the attempt to market it exposed a disconnected Netanyahu who invents fakes about the arrest of Haredim and calls…
Assessment
A prominent Israeli commentator argues that while the Lebanon agreement may be the least bad option compared to continued stagnation in the north, the Prime Minister's attempt to sell it to his right-wing base has been self-destructive. The piece claims this effort revealed a leader out of touch, fabricating a story about detaining Haredim and calling for a broad unity government while simultaneously dismantling state institutions. The core tension is between the strategic necessity of the deal and the domestic political damage the Prime Minister is inflicting on his own credibility and coalition.