Was this week’s Gaza conflict a political success for Netanyahu?
Even the greatest admirers of Netanyahu could not help but think that the timing of the operation was brilliantly convenient for the prime minister.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [M] and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett [R] speaking with IDF officers (photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO)ByGIL HOFFMAN
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [M] and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett [R] speaking with IDF officers](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/449033 "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [M] and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett [R] speaking with IDF officers")