Netanyahu's key benefit from wars in the Middle East has been named

The continuation of wars in the Middle East is beneficial to the Israeli government and, above all, to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Luiza Khlebnikova, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Jewish Studies at the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, and head of the Interdepartmental Scientific Group for the Study of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about this in an interview with Lenta.ru.

“The current situation is primarily beneficial to Netanyahu,” she explained.

According to the political scientist, Netanyahu actually managed to change the regional balance of power in favor of Israel. But the continuation of military campaigns was beneficial to him personally, since it allowed him to divert attention from issues related to the October 7 tragedy and delay the legal proceedings that have been going on since 2020. “Quite serious charges have been brought against the head of government - from abuse of position to financial crimes,” the expert recalled.