BOOK REVIEW

If Benjamin Netanyahu’s government makes it through two more years — and it’s a big if given the shaky foundation of most governing coalitions in Israel — then the morning of September 23, 2018, is going to be a very special one for him. That’s the day he secures his legacy just by waking up, becoming the longestserving prime minister in Israel’s history, outlasting the iconic David Ben-Gurion. And longevity would be the perfect kind of achievement for the leader universally known as Bibi. Whatever your feelings about him, no one can dispute his genius at political survival.