The Russia-Ukraine war has been pitting supporters of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against his opponents from the day it began thousands of kilometers away.
The “Bibists,” as fans of Netanyahu are known, have in recent years highlighted the alliance Netanyahu forged with Russian President Vladimir Putin as proof of the former prime minister’s diplomatic and strategic skills, an alliance that has enabled Israel to continue targeting Iranian targets in Syria despite the Russian military deployment there. Netanyahu’s successor, Naftali Bennett, has adopted the same policy and also boasted of his good ties with the Kremlin — until the Ukraine war came along and disrupted the world order, sending the flames of Israel’s domestic political skirmishes sky high.
