Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told KAN News the current government 'is no longer capable of advancing Israel' and predicted he would win the next election. The remarks add to a months-long campaign of criticism against Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead of a likely national ballot.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett escalated his political offensive Tuesday morning, telling KAN News that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "is no longer capable of advancing Israel" and vowing to defeat him in the next election. The interview, timed to the 11:56 Jerusalem afternoon newscast, is Bennett's latest in a string of media appearances positioning himself as a right-wing alternative.
Bennett's remarks follow a pattern the desk has tracked for weeks: he has slammed Netanyahu's handling of the Iran front (June 15), warned that four more years of the current government would leave Israel "without a society" (June 14), and said he "knows how to look Netanyahu in the eye and beat him" (Tuesday 09:18). The former PM has also outlined a dual-track plan to collapse the Iranian regime and argued that a leadership change in Jerusalem is the prerequisite for decisive action.
The interview itself constitutes the new development — Bennett repeated a general criticism of the government's capability without specifying a policy failure or offering new policy details. The statement remains a single-source report from Bennett's interview on KAN News, reported by The Jerusalem Post.
- DevelopingBennett: Netanyahu incapable of deciding on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran fronts
- DevelopingBennett at JPPI: 'You can defeat the enemy, the next government will restore security'
- DevelopingBennett: Another four years with this government, we won't have a society
- StrongBennett says he 'knows how to look Netanyahu in the eye and beat him'
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