Netanyahu emerged strengthened from the elections - but something in Israeli society has broken | Yehuda Rahaniyev
Yehuda Rahaniyev argues that Netanyahu's electoral achievement is not just a political victory, but a moral indictment of a society that has lost its compass. The author describes a frightening numbness in the public, partisan blindness, and worship of a leader that have overcome basic human empathy, and notes that the fateful partnership has disintegrated and been replaced by a personality cult and indifference.
Yehuda Rahaniyev argues in an opinion piece that Benjamin Netanyahu's achievement in the 2026 elections is not just a political victory, but a moral indictment of Israeli society that has lost its compass. The author describes a reality where, despite the heavy mourning, the collapse of personal and national security, and the endless erosion of serving citizens, the public voted for the same leader and the same system. According to him, this indicates a frightening numbness among large parts of the public to the pain and loss of the murdered, abducted, and soldiers, and that partisan blindness and worship of the leader have overcome basic human empathy. Rahaniyev describes an especially embarrassing, defeatist, and outrageous spectacle where a mayor uprooted from his home expresses support for the prime minister who abandoned his residents to their fate, and sums this up as the Israeli tragedy where the outcry over abandonment evaporates in the face of blind loyalty. The article concludes that the fateful partnership has disintegrated and been replaced by a personality cult and indifference to the suffering of others.