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In a video, Netanyahu said, in Hebrew, that this will be the largest military operation in the West Bank, since the 1967 war.

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“I’ve been silent for 20 years, 30 years,” said the billionaire philanthropist in an interview with the Haaretz daily. “One of the things that made Israel so special compared to other countries is that they had a real democracy. What we’re seeing now feels more like a banana republic.”

“If Bibi is elected, Israel stands to lose badly,” he said. Lauder went further in the interview, accusing Netanyahu of being “a dictator — a one-person show,” and arguing that the prime minister is no longer operating according to democratic norms.

Who is this guy - spouting what must surely be gross antisemitism?

Oh wait...

Ronald Lauder, who was a longtime confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and who currently heads the World Jewish Congress, warned Israelis Friday against reelecting the premier.

timesofisrael.com - Former netanyahu confidant lauder breaks silence warns against pms reelection

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