The impressive post-October 7th achievements of the current government are often overlooked and undervalued.

One of the most recurring refrains that resonates in the Bibiphobic echo chamber that overhangs much of the political debate in Israel is the allegation that “Bibi has ruined the country.”

Indeed, the incessant repetition of the charge has given it almost axiomatic status– as if it were a self-evident truth requiring little substantiation on the part of its purveyors to establish its veracity.

Indeed, a wide-ranging array of achievements runs starkly counter to this grave accusation.

Impressive, if incomplete, security accomplishments

In the realm of security, many of the facts are largely well established in the public domain, so I will not dwell on them in any great detail.

Virtually all of the pre-October enemy leadership, devoted openly to the destruction of the Jewish state, has been “dispatched into the hereafter”, sending a clear message that following in their footsteps could be a risky path to tread. The array of those no longer with us includes the bloodthirsty Sinwar brothers, the once elusive Mohamed Deif, the hedonistic plutocrat Ismail Haniya, the boastful Hasan Nasrallah, and the brutal theocrat Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with a long entourage of cronies and henchmen.

On the battlefield, sustained IDF action has brought Syria to the brink of disintegration, but........

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