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Attacks in the West Bank: Is Netanyahu doing "theater"?

Observador5 September 2026 at 14:21

The recent attacks in the occupied West Bank are generating strong opposition against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party, with critics accusing the government of "complicity" with the violence.

According to the analysis, Netanyahu faces unfavorable polls that threaten his continuity in power, which leads him to need to appeal to the Israeli conservative vote.

The Likud party seeks to expand the occupation of the West Bank, a territory that has been the scene of growing tensions, at a time when the polls are approaching, suggesting that these actions may have electoral political motivations.

The Israeli opposition has been harshly criticizing the executive, considering that the current approach to the attacks in the West Bank represents complicity with the violence in the region.

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