A former close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Friday evening that Israel has not been a true democracy since 2019, describing it as 'one-man rule'. The full interview was published by an Israeli outlet.
The former confidant, whose identity was not disclosed in the report, alleged that Israeli democracy has eroded under Netanyahu's leadership since 2019. The statement, which characterizes the government as 'one-man rule', is part of a broader interview covering the confidant's perspective on current political dynamics. No further details from the interview were immediately available.
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