Through sheer tenacity, the Israeli prime minister fended off unremitting pressure from Washington and reshaped the regional map. But his most critical test still lies ahead.
The Tablet news desk files daily dispatches from the convention
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On the global stage, he may just rise from the rank of a ‘caretaker’ president to one of the greats
