"Yawmi" Podcast | The Intersection of Politics and Security: How Netanyahu Exploits the Iranian Threat Ahead of Elections
In a new episode of the "Yawmi" podcast, journalist Basel Maghrabi examines Netanyahu's use of the security and Iranian files for electoral purposes, amid a confrontation with the Chief of Staff and reports of Trump's support for him, considering it an electoral "sign of desperation," and warnings of igniting a regional war.
In a new episode of the "Yawmi" podcast, journalist Basel Maghrabi from "Arab 48" explores Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to leverage the security file to serve his electoral agenda. According to polls, Netanyahu faces a predicament, coinciding with an "unprecedented confrontation" with Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and skepticism within the security establishment about the possibility of militarily toppling the Iranian regime, amid fears of political exploitation of the Tehran file to push the region toward dramatic escalation. The episode examines the new public support offered by US President Donald Trump to Netanyahu by calling on Israelis to vote for him, following reports that revealed Netanyahu intensified his contacts with the White House to request this support, which American sources considered an electoral "sign of desperation." The episode also tracks Netanyahu's promotion of claims that Iran seeks to disrupt the elections and his publication of a nuclear explosion image, alongside analytical warnings of the possibility of his resorting to igniting a regional war after the vote, to impose a unity government and delay his replacement.