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Benjamin Netanyahu was on the brink of political defeat. Then, another conflict broke out in Gaza

  • Written by Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Benjamin Netanyahu was on the brink of political defeat. Then, another conflict broke out in GazaYuval Chen/AP

Despite some conspiratorial claims to the contrary, long-serving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not looking or hoping for a major conflict with the Palestinians to help him hold onto power.

To the contrary, over the past few years he has attempted to soothe Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by...

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