Over three decades, Netanyahu’s pivot to divisive electioneering has paid off.
Netanyahu's 18 aggregate years as Israel's PM produced the Abraham Accords and early economic reforms as finance minister, but left the judiciary weakened and institutions strained by three decades of one-man governance. Enterprises with Israeli tech exposure or Middle East operations enter the post-Netanyahu era with an elevated political-risk baseline to factor into partnership and expansion decisions.
Netanyahu’s victory in 1996 remains one of the greatest political comebacks in Israel.
Netanyahu’s rise marked the beginning of a new political age in Israel, one defined by sound bites, self-promotion, and lasting consequences.
