While Israelis tire of reports on endless coalition talks and evolving deals that monopolize the national agenda, 2022 has certainly become the year of incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comeback.
A year ago, Naftali Bennett was well into his eight months as prime minister. Together with Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, he had succeeded in what seemed impossible: the ousting of Bibi Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving premier. But their victory was short lived. Last June, having lost his Knesset majority, Bennett stepped down from his position, relegating the job to Lapid for a fourth-month period ahead of new general elections. It would be the fifth time Israeli citizens would go to the polls in less than four years.
