A year after ousting, Israel’s Netanyahu gets ready for a comeback

Analysis: the ex-prime minister is eager to exploit the weakness in the fraying coalition that replaced him

On 13 June 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu made his final address to the Knesset as prime minister. In a proud and bitter half-hour speech, he recounted his successes during 12 years in power and warned of existential threats facing Israel under the incoming coalition government. He also stressed that his conservative Likud party would be back in office soon.

I will lead you in a daily battle against this bad, dangerous, leftwing government to topple it," Netanyahu cried, amid heckling and jeers from the plenum. With God's help, that will happen much sooner than you think."