Death Is the Netanyahu Government's True Specialty

Deputy Knesset speaker Limor Son Har-Melech wore a Purim costume labeled 'death penalty for terrorists' — holding a noose, a poison-filled syringe and a hangman's noose pin — at the start of the war with Iran. The provocative display increases domestic political polarization and reputational risk for Israel's coalition and could raise short-term investor uncertainty around political stability.

Analysis

Deputy Knesset speaker Limor Son Har-Melech wore a Purim costume labeled 'death penalty for terrorists' — holding a noose, a poison-filled syringe and a hangman's noose pin — at the start of the war with Iran. The provocative display increases domestic political polarization and reputational risk for Israel's coalition and could raise short-term investor uncertainty around political stability.