ON IRAN , ISRAEL OPPOSITION IS EVEN MORE HAWKISH THAN NETANYAHU - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POST – CARIBBEAN NEWS , BUSINESS , TRAVEL & CULTURE

What happened: Ahead of Israel's October 27 elections, opposition leaders including Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are presenting Iran as a Netanyahu failure and promising harder security and foreign policy, with many taking a more hawkish line than the prime minister. Key numbers: Israel Democracy Institute: 65 to 70 percent of Jewish Why it matters: Opposition leaders say they would reset security and foreign policy if elected, while voicing concern Netanyahu might escalate militarily before the vote. He said last week he did not plan to attack Iran before the election.

Ahead of Israel's October 27 elections, opposition leaders including Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are presenting Iran as a Netanyahu failure and promising harder security and foreign policy, with many taking a more hawkish line than the prime minister.

Opposition leaders say they would reset security and foreign policy if elected, while voicing concern Netanyahu might escalate militarily before the vote. He said last week he did not plan to attack Iran before the election.