Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a genocide: In his telling, he’s a victim

Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel’s most electorally successful — and longest-serving — prime minister. He has overseen Israel’s greatest internal security failure and a genocide in Gaza, yet clung on to power.Now, as he heads to his 13th parliamentary election, Netanyahu is relying on an old strategy that he has deployed for years, critics say — responding to accusations that might normally end a political career with deflections, subterfuge and claims of victimhood.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms?list 2 of 4Israeli PM Netanyahu in Gaza, ‘we are not withdrawing’list 3 of 4Yair Netanyahu, Israeli PM’s son, angers UK right over Falklandslist 4 of 4ICC leaders condemn efforts to erode international legal orderend of listIn the last few days, a story carried by the Israeli daily Haaretz, claiming that the United Arab Emirates had given Netanyahu advance warning of the Hamas-led attack of 2023, has been met not with reflection, but with legal action, counter-accusations and claims of “foreign interference” in Israel’s elections.A week earlier, Netanyahu oversaw the launch of a political advertisement like...