Lapid Backs Bennett and Iran Oil Strikes in TV Return

Channel 12 published at 20:10 IDT, Srugim at 20:40 and Times of Israel at 21:51 that Yair Lapid returned to a television studio after seven months on "Meet the Press" and put himself behind Naftali Bennett as the right-leaning leader he says Israel needs now. Lapid said Bennett is more suited than he is at this moment, left room for broader cooperation with Gadi Eisenkot, and argued his bloc can pass a Haredi draft law without relying on Arab parties. He also said Israel should have struck Iran's main energy installations and oil fields during the recent war. The interview sharpens the campaign around Zionist leadership, IDF manpower, Torah-study respect and Iran policy.