Netanyahu Uses Border Crossing Closures to Signal Rising Tensions
• Netanyahu used Rafah border crossing closure as a dramatic motif to bolster his political narrative
• Netanyahu sees the emergency unity government as already relegated to history
• Rafah crossing was built by Israel as part of the Egypt peace agreement to gauge regional tensions
• When open, Rafah signifies peaceful times; when closed, it reflects rising conflict
• There is a correlation between the Middle East's political and climatic temperatures, both trending upwards