His Ointment Is His Art
Only after four years and just before the elections, Netanyahu dares to tell the Haredim: I have no desire to advance the law. He thinks the fact that he "did not surrender" to them will…
Assessment
Netanyahu's belated public resistance to a law favored by his Haredi coalition partners is a calculated election move, but the analysis suggests it may backfire. The core tension is between maintaining coalition stability and appealing to a broader electorate. The question is whether this gamble will cost him more support from Haredi voters than it gains from secular ones.