You Can’t Blame Netanyahu for Israel’s Militarism

Foreign Affairs You Can’t Blame Netanyahu for Israel’s Militarism The prime minister is, in an important sense, a man of the people. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) Anik Joshi Jun 11, 2026 12:03 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Prime Minister Netanyahu has been the longest serving prime minister of Israel, having assumed the office in 1996 and served off and on for a total of almost two decades. His upcoming election looks to be a tossup, so there’s a fair chance voters will show him the door. Even if they do, analysts would be fools to write him off altogether, as they’ve tried to do many times before.

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