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There are 3 lead characters in this tragedy of a play. And what they have in common is that all 3 try to cling to power because the alternative is prison (at be

• Meekro 1y ago
  If Netanyahu stepped down tomorrow, apparently the most likely successor would be Israel Katz. He would maintain basically the same foreign policy.
  • disgruntledphd2 1y ago
    But his corruption trial would go ahead. Lots of recent Israeli government decisions appear to be best understood through this lens. It's unsurprising but very, very depressing.
    • thimabi 1y ago
      In this specific case of the Iranian nuclear program, I believe the highly-enriched uranium weights more in the balance than any other domestic reason for Netanyahu to act. There’s no way any Israeli government will willingly let Iran have a nuclear weapon.
      • disgruntledphd2 1y ago
        Sure, but he's been complaining about Iran getting nukes for 30 years now. It's interesting that this happened round about the time there was a split in his coalition about the Orthodox and IDF service.