Bibi's re-election actually changed nothing about peace in the Middle East

It's time for everybody to calm down and take a deep breath

Benjamin Netanyahu election poster
(Image credit: (Illustrated Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images))

As everyone by now knows, Benjamin Netanyahu pulled off an upset in the Israeli elections, winning another mandate at prime minister by a surprisingly decisive margin. In the last desperate days of the campaign, when his chances of victory seemed bleak, he announced his opposition to a two-state solution.

Cue the freakout. Israel is turning into a rogue state! Israel is headed for Apartheid!

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.