
Al Jazeera reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is employing a familiar political strategy of grievance, blame-shifting and portraying himself as a victim ahead of Israel's national elections. According to the report, Netanyahu has overseen what it describes as a genocide while casting himself as the injured party. The piece examines how this rhetoric of victimhood forms part of his electoral playbook as the vote approaches.
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