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

What happened: Israeli opposition parties are contesting the October 27 election with hawkish positions on Iran, presenting it as evidence of what they call Netanyahu's failures and promising to reset security and foreign policy. Key numbers: Election on October 27. Israel Democracy Institute: 65 to 70 percent of Jewish Israelis believe stopping the war did not serve national security. Why it matters: Opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of political fearmongering and worry he might escalate before the vote, while many are described as more hawkish on Tehran than he is.

Israeli opposition parties are contesting the October 27 election with hawkish positions on Iran, presenting it as evidence of what they call Netanyahu's failures and promising to reset security and foreign policy.

Opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of political fearmongering and worry he might escalate before the vote, while many are described as more hawkish on Tehran than he is.