Merav Michaeli, the leader of Israel’s Labour Party, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the main obstacle to peace, accusing him of creating right-wing propaganda that had “brainwashed” Israelis and made any deal with the Palestinians extremely difficult. Despite the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the destruction in Gaza, the former transport minister hoped that the country can “build a better future”. Speaking of Mr. Netanyahu, Ms. Michaeli told The National in an interview: “He’s been the main obstacle to peace, for sure, and he certainly has prevented peace or any political solution in all of his years in politics.
