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AloeVera

(4,639 posts)
6. Israelis elected Bibi. Three times.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 08:25 PM
22 hrs ago

He was saved electorally by the war on Gaza because Israelis loved what he was doing there and for that were willing to overlook his corruption and creeping authoritarianism. The war as it was fought, in all its war-criming and starvation, teceived high approval by Israelis. They also supported the war on Iran and the invasion and destruction of south Lebanon.

Sure, there are a few leftists and brave peace advocates left in Israel but they are a vanishing minority in a country turning hard-right and more and more ethno-religious-nationalist and land-grabbing expansionist.

Bibi is a symptom, not the cause. Imho.

Israelis also love Trump. A lot.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-finds-israelis-high-on-trump-while-rest-of-world-takes-dim-view-of-us-leader/

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