Herzog again warns Netanyahu’s leadership nearing its end

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog is reiterating his call to his fellow lawmakers to build an alternative coalition, declaring that Netanyahu’s leadership is nearing its end.

“I returned this morning from the United States and it was my impression that the US president is determined to advance an active diplomatic process in the Middle East for peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” says Herzog at the weekly Zionist Union faction meeting. “Netanyahu, as always, prefers his personal survival over the interests of the state,” he adds.

Herzog asserts that “creating an alternative political bloc is the order of the day,” alluding to criminal investigations into the prime minister. “Distrust in Netanyahu transcends right-wing and left-wing camps and Netanyahu’s coalition partners understand, with every day that passes, the real danger to his continued leadership. We must be prepared for the moment when he ends his reign, and it is near, when we will be required to redraw and determine how the state looks after Netanyahu.”

— Marissa Newman