Benjamin Netanyahu
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Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
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Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
He is refusing to move to phase two of the Gaza hostage deal while his corruption trial resumes, all in service of preserving his cabinet.
Hadash sees him as the central driver of permanent occupation, annexation, and authoritarian rule, and a prime minister who sacrifices hostages and Gaza civilians alike for coalition survival.
Aug 17, 2026
Center
Agrees with US envoy Jared Kushner that an American general will verify Hamas disarmament before Israel withdraws from Gaza.
Seen as a hardline obstacle to a workable two-state settlement, though Renaissance pragmatists acknowledge Israel's security concerns remain central to any deal.
Aug 17, 2026
Lean Right
Netanyahu hosted Kushner for talks on the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
Lean Right supports Israel's right to secure its borders and expects Netanyahu to resist pressure for concessions that weaken Israeli security.
Aug 17, 2026
Lean Right
The Shin Bet arrested a suspect linked to damaging his convoy, while he oversees the pending strike on Tehran.
Likud rallies behind him as the target of domestic radicalism and trusts his doctrine of striking Iran and Hamas directly instead of conceding to the left.
Aug 17, 2026
Center
Israel carried out its deadliest strikes on Lebanon in months as the US-Iran ceasefire approaches expiration.
Centrists back Israel's right to self-defense but worry that close US alignment with Israel is drawing Washington deeper into a regional war.
Aug 17, 2026
Lean Left
The prime minister continues to manage the war while testifying in his corruption trial and navigating coalition ultimatums.
Labor and Meretz criticize him for a wartime arrangement that preserves his judicial and political status rather than prioritizing the public good.
Aug 17, 2026
Lean Left
Israel's strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including children, drawing condemnation from Lebanese leaders.
The Lean Left views Netanyahu as immune to constraints and a direct obstacle to ceasefire, with U.S. weapons making his campaign in Lebanon and Gaza possible.
Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
Testifying again in his corruption case while his coalition pushes the Haredi draft bill and the removal of Israel's security and legal chiefs.
Hadash views him as the central threat, a leader advancing a far-right coalition and prolonging the war in Gaza to save his legal and political skin.
Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
His government is pushing the Plan E1 colonisation project linking Maale Adumim to East Jerusalem to definitely bury the idea of a Palestinian state.
For LFI he is the face of Israeli apartheid and colonial expansion, and his plan is a direct attack on Palestinian sovereignty, Bedouins, and any chance of peace.
Aug 16, 2026
Lean Right
The Shin Bet arrested a suspect in connection with damage to Netanyahu's convoy vehicle, according to reports.
For Likud, Netanyahu remains the leader targeted by political adversaries, and the arrest shows the security establishment treating threats against him as a red line.