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Oct 26, 2026
Ollie AnisfeldHOST
I want to get to some of the differences in the parties in a moment, because I want you to kind of outline that for us.
Ollie AnisfeldHOST
But before I do, just to clarify, so you're basically saying that whether you had an Eisencott or Netanyahu or a Bennett or a Lieberman or whatever as prime minister, you don't think there would be much difference in terms of how Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have been dealt with over the past few years?
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
It's a very good question because we need to separate between the candidate and the party and the type of coalition that he will form.
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
So, you know, Eisenkot can be his own political stances and Benjamin Netanyahu can have its own political stances.
18 MINS LATER
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
Basil Ratas, he was a member of parliament a few years ago.
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
They caught him smuggling mobile devices into terrorists, Palestinian terrorists in prison, and using his role as MK to do that.
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
During the Second Lebanon War, another MK, Azmi Bshara, gave intel to Hezbollah about Israeli bases, And when he found and when he realized that the Israeli intelligence were on him, he just fled to Qatar and he's there since.
Isaac ZarfatiGUEST
And there are many other examples.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
After October 7, Eisenkot joined Netanyahu's war cabinet, but resigned and accused Netanyahu of prioritizing politics over security.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And now Eisenkot argues he can finish the wars that Netanyahu can't, against Hamas in Gaza, against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where Israel maintains an occupation for the first time in more than 25 years.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
and the war in Iran that has severely reduced Iran's traditional military, but installed an even harder-line regime.
Devorah Sharifi on BaharSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In 20 years, I worked in the Israeli intelligence.
Ofer FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is not a political statement, it's a policy statement.
Ofer FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The President of the United States wants Prime Minister Netanyahu to win.
Ofer FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Who doesn't want Netanyahu to win? Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
As for the West Bank, Israeli checkpoints feature campaign posters of far-right government ministers who've supported the settler movement.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
Our forces are in there just to secure our northern border and our northern citizens.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
We would like to withdraw once we feel the Lebanese government has control over south Lebanon and without Hezbollah.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
Hezbollah needs to be out of the south of Lebanon.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
and that the Syrian government has control over the south of Syrian territory.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
And then I think we'll feel comfortable with those two guarantees and withdraw with where we are today.
5 MINS LATER
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
I think the Gazan Palestinians should free themselves from Hamas.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
I think the Palestinians should free themselves from Hamas and also from Jihad Islamic.
Eyal WaldmanGUEST
The same as I believe that the Lebanese people should free themselves from Hezbollah.
Lise DoucetteCORRESPONDENT
And it should also be mentioned it's a battle over the tensions with the ultra-Orthodox, the Haredi community, over their exemptions from serving in the military.
Lise DoucetteCORRESPONDENT
Against that, Netanyahu's supporters see him, well, they call him King Bibi, who saved Israel from existential threats posed by Hamas, by Hezbollah, and most of all by Iran.
Lise DoucetteCORRESPONDENT
And they believe that he and even Prime Minister Netanyahu's opponents would say that nobody understands politics, including the dark arts of politics, better than Bibi Netanyahu.
Julian WarrickerHOST
You mentioned Iran.
John BatchelorHOST
David, a very good evening to you.
John BatchelorHOST
Hezbollah and the election.
John BatchelorHOST
Is there a reason to watch Hezbollah's conduct before the vote, during the vote, in the weeks afterwards in their negotiations? And are the major candidates proposing a solution to Hezbollah different from what we're struggling with now? Good evening to you.
David DaoudGUEST
Good evening, John.
David DaoudGUEST
Well, I don't think Hezbollah, I mean, Hezbollah's position has been that regardless of what government is in power in Israel, they're all equally bad from its perspective because Israel's existence is legitimate.
David DaoudGUEST
So it's not a disagreement of politics or policy that Hezbollah has with the state of Israel.
David DaoudGUEST
It's a disagreement of power.
David DaoudGUEST
You know, it's an existential disagreement.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
After October 7, Eisenkot joined Netanyahu's war cabinet, but resigned and accused Netanyahu of prioritizing politics over security.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And now Eisenkot argues he can finish the wars that Netanyahu can't, against Hamas in Gaza, against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where Israel maintains an occupation for the first time in more than 25 years.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And the war in Iran that has severely reduced Iran's traditional military, but installed an even harder-line regime.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In 20 years, I worked in the Israeli intelligence.
Ophir FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's not a political statement, it's a policy statement.
Ophir FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The president of the United States wants Prime Minister Netanyahu to win.
Ophir FalkSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Who doesn't want Netanyahu to win? Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
As for the West Bank, Israeli checkpoints feature campaign posters of far-right government ministers who've supported the settler movement.
Mark MontgomeryGUEST
So they're an aberration in the sense that they're a group that is sponsored by the Iranians.
Mark MontgomeryGUEST
They're not quite the same level of allegiance to Iran that, say, Hezbollah has.
Mark MontgomeryGUEST
But they were brought to the... to the Iranian cause by Hezbollah back 25 years ago.
Mark MontgomeryGUEST
So there's a connection.
Mark MontgomeryGUEST
Most of all, it's a technical connection and a pieces and parts connection that allows them to build their missiles.
Bill RoggioGUEST
So it is surprising to me that it took this long for a threat to actually materialize that would lead to – the withdrawal of personnel from the embassies.
Bill RoggioGUEST
But again, the U.S. must have specific intelligence that the Iranians or their proxies, very likely, you know, Hezbollah working with the IRGC, very likely are, you know, again, they have some significant plots.
Bill RoggioGUEST
And we've seen plots from the Iranians roll out in the past.
Bill RoggioGUEST
So, yeah, this is not surprising to me.
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Edmund Fitton-BrownGUEST
It means that the Chinese, who actually have an interest in freedom of navigation of the high seas because they're a major trading nation, nevertheless, they have been sympathetic and even helpful to Iran and the Houthis.
Edmund Fitton-BrownGUEST
So, yes, there is a link here.
Edmund Fitton-BrownGUEST
I think the first thing that we must acknowledge is that the conflicts involving Iran and its axis of resistance, the proxy militias, including the Houthis and Lebanese Hezbollah, those conflicts are all linked.
Edmund Fitton-BrownGUEST
The Lebanese front is linked with the Yemeni front, is linked with Hormuz.
Eric LevineGUEST
Eisenkot lost a son and two nephews in Gaza.
Eric LevineGUEST
He is a firm believer that there must be regime change in Iran, Hezbollah must be disarmed, and Hamas must be neutered and destroyed.
Eric LevineGUEST
That is uniformly across the board.
Eric LevineGUEST
There's going to be no difference in national security analysis.
Dave SharmaGUEST
But the second thing I say is I think the change of government in Israel is actually not going to change as much as people might think on the big issues of Israel's foreign and external policy, keeping Israel safe.
Dave SharmaGUEST
It's concerns about Hezbollah.
Dave SharmaGUEST
It's concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Dave SharmaGUEST
It's concerns about Hamas regrouping in Gaza.
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