Violence and mayhem offer Benjamin Netanyahu refuge | Harriet Sherwood
by Harriet Sherwood from World news | The Guardian on (#5HS0M)
Analysis: The Israeli PM seemed to be on the way out, until the eruption of conflict with the Palestinians
The escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza has put efforts to form a coalition government that excludes Israel's longest-serving prime minister on the back burner.
Until violence erupted this week, Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be on the verge of losing his position at the helm of Israeli politics after 12 years as prime minister.
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