In an interview with a Hebrew-language media outlet, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett acknowledged that Iran’s nuclear progress over the past two and a half years has been historic and unprecedented.
According to the international group of Pak Sahafat News Agency, In an exclusive interview with Yedioth Ahronoth’s online media outlet, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke on a variety of issues, including the continuation of the Corona crisis in Israel, talks with Abu Mazen, the war against Gaza, the exchange of prisoners and Iran’s nuclear program and announced that he does not know whether his cabinet can last four years or not?
Corona in Israel
Speaking to the Hebrew-language media for the third month of his term as prime minister, Bennett stating about the failure to control the Corona virus, which still plagues Israel despite three doses of the Pfizer vaccine, while acknowledging the confusion over the virus, said: The easiest way is to close, but this is wrong, I in a risky decision without the permission of the Food and Drug Administration ordered the injection of the third dose, which was accompanied by protests, but in any case we failed in some places.
Bennett, meanwhile, insisted that the nationwide closure was wrong, saying he could not promise not to be forced to close Israel again.
The Gaza conflict
In another part of the conversation, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke about the situation in the Gaza Strip and whether Israel is on the verge of another war with the Gaza Strip: We do not necessarily go to war, the Minister of Defense (War) spent two full months of his time for some kind of agreement, if we succeed, there will be no war.
In response to another question in this regard, and that he was no longer aware of his extremist stances during his tenure as Prime Minister, he implicitly acknowledged the blows inflicted on Israel by the resistance: When I sit in this (prime minister) chair, I am responsible for the survival of the Jewish state, so I have to make non-emotional decisions.
The case of the Palestinian prisoners
In the case of Israeli soldiers captured in the Gaza Strip, Yant also asked Bennett: Do you agree with the exchange of prisoners? Do you have a positive view of it? “The Israeli prime minister tried to hide his defeat in the face of the insistence on resisting the conditions behind his two-pronged response,” he said. It depends on the circumstances, of course in certain circumstances my answer is yes and in other circumstances no, I am always against the release of prisoners whose hands are stained with Israeli blood, I am against it and I will be.
The reporter then asked: You say that there is no possibility of a war in the Gaza Strip, so what should happen if there is no war? Bennett replied: “The issue is up to the leaders in Gaza, who are in Gaza to declare, ‘We choose to live and we want to improve the conditions, we are looking to build a school for the region, and of course something “If we do not have a Jewish state,” then there will be no more problems with Gaza.
Disagreement with Gantz
In another part of the conversation, Yant discussed the differences between Bennett and Gantz regarding the relationship with the Palestinian Authority and asked the Israeli Prime Minister: Why does your Secretary of Defense feel that you are attacking him? Do you confirm that you have agreed to meet with the Minister of Defense Abu Mazen?
Disappointment with Israel’s new cabinet
Yant’s correspondent then discussed the future and fate of the Bennett government and asked him: Do you hope your government will live for 4 years? The Israeli Prime Minister admitted: “It is very difficult to predict this, I do not know, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow.
Yant then asked about Bennett’s popularity, especially in the face of strong criticism of him in Israeli society: Honestly, if the election takes place tomorrow, will Naftali Bennett be popular enough among the voters? Who will vote for Bennett? Bennett replied: “I can only say that we are at the beginning of the road and the number of people who will like the way we manage will increase day by day.”