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Why Israel's Center-Left Will Find Its Triumph Short-Lived

Jun 9, 2021 | 20:13 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 2, 2021, attends a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 2, 2021, attends a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem.

(RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Though supplanting long-time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might appear like a landmark moment, the Israeli center-left's political victory will prove ephemeral due to various factors. These include demographics, probable future conflicts with the Palestinians and a lack of international pressure on Israel that together empower Israel's rightward ideological drift....

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