Just before the elections: Prime Minister Netanyahu in an interview on 'The Patriots'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed on 'The Patriots' program on Channel 14, less than a day and a half before the elections, and said that the elections are about the very existence of the State of Israel. He claimed that Iran has renewed its nuclear program, warned against the rise of the left, and stated that he gave an order to the Mossad and the IDF to topple the Iranian regime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed on 'The Patriots' program on Channel 14, less than a day and a half before the opening of polling stations in the 2026 elections. Netanyahu entered the studio to cheers from the audience chanting 'Bibi King of Israel', and Yinon Magal responded with a laugh saying 'I of course disavow that, we are a democracy'. In the interview, Netanyahu said that the elections are about the very existence of the State of Israel, and claimed that Iran has renewed its nuclear program. He warned that the rise of the left would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state, the naturalization of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, the closure of Channel 14, and the prosecution of right-wing voters. Netanyahu stated that he gave an order to the Mossad and the IDF to topple the Iranian regime, and promised 'to eliminate the legal dictatorship'. The article does not bring independent responses or data to the claims.