War-weary northern Israelis rethink loyalty to Netanyahu before election
On Israel's border with Lebanon where Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets and drones, previous backers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they are rethinking how they will vote in the first election since the war. "Many I know were right-wing and were Bibi supporters, and today they're not," said plant nursery owner Sigal Malachi, using a nickname for Israel's longest-serving premier.
In northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, some previous supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are rethinking their loyalty before the upcoming election. According to Al-Monitor, residents who previously backed Netanyahu are now reconsidering their vote due to the war with Hezbollah, which involved thousands of rockets and drones. A local resident, Sigal Malachi, noted that many of her acquaintances who were once right-wing supporters of Netanyahu no longer are.
The election campaign has also been impacted by a recent incident involving an attempted seizure of a Flydubai flight, as reported by Arabian Post. The incident occurred on September 30, during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, when the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. The UAE Attorney-General described the episode as an attempted terrorist act.
Netanyahu has used the incident to validate his pre-election security warnings, while his opponents accuse him of politicizing the still-unfolding investigation. Netanyahu has praised the passengers and crew who intervened to prevent disaster and has ordered a review of security arrangements for foreign commercial flights serving Israel.
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