‘We’ll see more radical Netanyahu’

‘We’ll see more radical Netanyahu’

Published time: March 19, 2015 13:07

Netanyahu’s win in the election despite a devastating Gaza war, deteriorating economic situation, and increasing political isolation will only encourage him to continue doing exactly the same, says Dr. Ishay Landa from the Open University of Israel.

RT: Why was Netanyahu so convincing to voters and why were the polls so wrong as you see it?

Dr. Ishay Landa: I think that Netanyahu succeeded because he worked on what he excels in doing which is really this kind of scaremongering, depicting the situation in black-white terms, “it’s us against them, the Jews against the Arabs.” And sadly I have to say that has a strong purchase on the Israeli voter. A lot of people actually believe that… And this kind of fear mongering paid off big time for Netanyahu this time again.

RT: Are we going to see a more radical Netanyahu?

IL: Yes, I’m afraid we are going to see a more radical Netanyahu if that’s at all possible. I think that he will take encouragement from this kind of renewed mandate of two years of achieving absolutely nothing positive as far as I see it, and as far as people on the left see. The devastating war, wrecking devastation in Gaza, taking the lives of tens of Israeli soldiers. The situation within Israel socio-economically has only deteriorated. The situation politically has deteriorated in a sense that Israel is increasingly isolated. If after two years of this kind of negative results Netanyahu gains again this kind of mandate, then I think it will encourage him to continue doing exactly the same.

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