It is not a matter of if, but when Bibi pulls the plug
Even Binyamin Netanyahu’s most vocal critics admit he played his political hand like a virtuoso in disassembling his most resilient opponent — the Blue and White party — and establishing a coalition with its remnants.
That was last month.
This month, rumors are surfacing, based on remarks that Netanyahu loyalists have leaked from closed-door meetings, that Bibi is looking to play his “out card” and call a fourth election.
For now, it’s a whisper campaign, but all you have to do is look at Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz when they appear together in public to see that they have no chemistry.
With a raft of favorable polls showing a Likud-led, right-wing-chareidi coalition scoring a solid majority of 65 seats, it is not a matter of if, but when Bibi pulls the plug. Until then, he is operating methodically.
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