Netanyahu faces Israelis’ anger as virus surges and unemployment rises
by Oliver Holmes and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem from on (#565AG)
Despite a prompt lockdown, the veteran leader is seen to have lost control of the crisis
For Benjamin Netanyahu it wasn't a bad spring this year, considering the previous 12 months.
The prime minister managed, somehow, to continue his treasured run as Israel's longest-serving leader, despite a scandalous corruption indictment, three national elections that almost ousted him, and a menacing party primary. Having been sworn back into power - his fifth term - in May, the 70-year-old politician won global praise for a swift lockdown, with Israel cited as a textbook example of how to handle a pandemic.
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