Netanyahu ‘completely lacks legitimacy’ to launch new war ahead of elections: Opposition leader Golan

Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s opposition Democrats party, said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “completely lacks the legitimacy” to launch a war ahead of Oct. 27 legislative elections, Anadolu reports. His remarks came after The Financial Times reported that US President Donald Trump had rejected Netanyahu’s plan to strike infrastructure and nuclear facilities in Iran, a military campaign that was reportedly set to begin on Oct. 10. Trump opposes any military escalation ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections in the US, fearing negative repercussions for the Republican Party’s electoral prospects, according to the report. Golan, also a former deputy chief of staff of the Israeli army, said in a post on US social media platform X: […]