Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently commemorated the defeat of Nazi Germany while engaging in violent conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, respectively. Both leaders leverage nationalist narratives to justify aggressive military actions that disproportionately affect civilians, maintaining their grip on power amidst growing international isolation. Their shared characteristics include exploiting patriotic sentiments, vilifying dissenters, and denying oppressed groups their rights. As they trend toward expansionist ideologies and reject the notion of peace, both leaders remain fugitives from global justice, continuously escalating regional tensions instead of seeking resolutions.
Netanyahu and Putin, both authoritarian leaders, pursue violent means to maintain power, exploiting nationalist sentiments and war to distract from their respective failings.
Both leaders share a deep-seated fear of peace, which undermines their control and allows them to vilify critics as they engage in perpetual warfare.
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