Israeli Opposition More Hawkish Than Netanyahu on Iran — SkimNews
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- Gadi Eisenkot, election front-runner with new party Yashar, says Iran still has 440kg (970lb) of highly enriched uranium and accuses Israel of failing to dismantle its nuclear program
- Yair Lapid told the Atlantic Council that toppling Tehran's regime is realistic, calling for bombing Iran's energy facilities on Kharg Island to 'demolish the Iranian economy'
- Naftali Bennett labels Qatar an 'enemy' and calls Turkiye 'the new Iran,' asserting military confrontation with the NATO member is 'inevitable'
- Netanyahu had lobbied for bombing Iranian civilian energy infrastructure himself but abandoned the plan after international war crimes concerns and Trump's refusal to back it
- Per the Israel Democracy Institute, 65-70% of Jewish Israelis believe the June US-brokered ceasefire did not serve Israel's security, ahead of the October 27 national election
Why it matters: With the October 27 vote, opposition front-runners Eisenkot, Lapid and Bennett are openly demanding regime change in Tehran, energy strikes on Kharg Island, and confrontation with NATO ally Turkey. The irony: they hammer Netanyahu for restraint on Iran, even though the one major escalation he pursued (energy grid strikes) is exactly what they now demand.
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