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‘We overcame Haman, we’ll overcome Khamenei too’: Opposition leaders give full backing to Iran strikes
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In this photo released on February 9, 2026, by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Opposition leaders give their support to the strikes on Iran carried out in a joint operation by Israel and the US.
“I want to remind us all: The people of Israel are strong. The IDF and the Air Force are strong. The strongest power in the world stands with us,” writes Opposition Leader Yair Lapid.
“In moments like these we stand together – and we win together,” he writes, in English. “There is no coalition and no opposition, only one people and one IDF, with all of us behind them.”
Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman references the upcoming Purim festival, set to begin Monday evening.
“We overcame Haman, we will overcome Khamenei too,” he writes, referring to the villain of the Purim story, set in Persia, and the supreme leader of Iran.
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