A man without a plan? How Netanyahu's critics still misread him

My friend Raviv Drucker is wrong to portray Gadi Eisenkot as Netanyahu's exact opposite. The prime minister has spent years pursuing his goals with remarkable strategy and consistency

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A man without a plan? How Netanyahu's critics still misread him

My friend Raviv Drucker is wrong to portray Gadi Eisenkot as Netanyahu's exact opposite. The prime minister has spent years pursuing his goals with remarkable strategy and consistency

Aluf Benn

01:45 AM • June 23 2026 IDT

Raviv Drucker is right in describing Benjamin Netanyahu as a performer, actor and master orator "for whom the truth is barely an option." To this list, one could add that the prime minister is fundamentally corrupt, ignores laws, disrespects institutions and is indifferent to human life.

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