Two distinct tragedies - in Israel and in India - are raising leadership and accountability questions.
In India, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party failed to make gains in four recent state elections, according to preliminary results released Sunday. The results suggest his Hindu nationalist party s political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases. Some have blamed the surge on large campaign rallies and lax public health rules at religious gatherings.
In Israel, after the deaths of 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews in a stampede at a religious festival Friday, critics say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become too politically captive to ultra-Orthodox political parties. Public health and safety guidelines were ignored, according to Israeli media, when Mr. Netanyahu assured ultra-Orthodox leaders that the religious festival - drawing some 100,000 people - could take place. The prime minister has relied on
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