Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision

Israel will be voting for the first time since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the deadliest ever against the country.

Faced with a divisive US-led Gaza plan just before elections that could end his career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to choose between pleasing his ally Donald Trump or his right-wing base. In rejecting the plan, he may not please anyone. The decision is a tactical and P