(JNS) Opposition leaders in Israel—notably, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid—have accused the Netanyahu government of failing to meet the objectives laid down for the war with Iran. In an interview with Israeli TV Channel 12 on March 27, Bennett said, “We are not winning on any front. Not in Gaza, not in Lebanon, and in Iran, we will still see.”
He went further, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “excessive rhetoric without sufficient action on Iran.” Bennett added, “I stand behind every word in my claim that there has never been anyone who talked so much and did so little on the Iranian issue like Netanyahu.”
Polls in Israel show Bennett to be the leading contender to replace Netanyahu. Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid Party, another contender, reacted to US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement with Iran, stating that “Israel wasn’t even at the table when decisions were made concerning the...
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