On Iran, Israel’s opposition is even more hawkish than Netanyahu

In the rest of the world, the Israeli PM is often blamed for the Iran war. His opponents say he hasn’t been tough enough with Tehran.Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026When Israel launched a sweeping military assault on Iran with the United States in February, the Israeli government enjoyed overwhelming support from the Jewish Israeli public.Opposition parties lent their support to the army and backed the audacious step. Enmity towards the government in Iran is an issue mainstream Zionist parties agree on.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Fighting intensifies across Yemen as humanitarian crisis deepenslist 2 of 3GCC condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as Yemen fighting intensifieslist 3 of 3Hezbollah funding plan indicates a new challenge to Lebanon’s governmentend of listThen in June, Israel’s role in the confrontation halted abruptly with an announcement from US President Donald Trump, who said Iran and Israel had agreed to stop attacking each other.That announcement – and Netanyahu’s decision to abide by it at the time – were unpopular in Israel. According to the Israel Democracy Institute, 65 to 70 percent of Jewish Israelis believe that stopping the war did not...