Netanyahu Faces Mounting Pressure

“Benjamin Netanyahu has been prime minister of Israel for so long that nearly everyone knows how he governs,” the New York Times reports.

“He delays decisions. He keeps options open for as long as possible and creates new ones whenever he can. He wears down, outwaits and outlasts his adversaries — as well as his ostensible allies. He turns crises — including some of his own creation — into opportunities he can defuse, for a price.”

“But events are lining up in a way that may tax even his well-documented ability to stretch out tough decisions and shape them to his advantage.”