The next global Trump ally to fall?
Israeli opposition parties are campaigning against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing concerns that he aims to demolish Israel's democratic institutions. Polls show Netanyahu would lose his governing majority.
Yonatan Levi, a scholar at the center-left think tank Molad, observed the Hungarian election earlier this year. He and his colleagues see similarities between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu's government has put cronies in charge of Israel's security services, demonized the Arab minority, and pushed legislation to control the judiciary. Netanyahu is currently on trial for corruption. Opposition parties are campaigning against him, defending democracy as a central issue. Polls consistently show Netanyahu would lose his governing majority. Netanyahu's tactics are compared to Orbán's playbook, which has held power in Hungary for nearly 20 years.
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