Bennett says his government will lead plan for ‘the overthrow of the Iranian regime’

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett, head of the Together party, tells the Herzliya Conference that “after a thousand days of war, the truth must be told: Hamas is rearming in the south, Hezbollah is growing stronger –attacking our soldiers and threatening our citizens — and the head of the octopus, the regime in Tehran, remains standing.”

He vows that under his leadership, following the next election, “the strategic goal of the State of Israel will be the overthrow of the Iranian regime — before Iran acquires a nuclear weapon.”

“To achieve this, bombs are not enough,” he says. “We will initiate a comprehensive campaign that will deepen the weaknesses of the Iranian economy. We will develop cyber systems that will disrupt the regime’s ability to oppress its own citizens — who are mostly good, freedom-loving people. We will strengthen the large minority groups within Iran that are being crushed by the government. We will expose the corruption of the ayatollah regime.”

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