Through Shin Bet and Iran, Netanyahu Pushes for New Israeli Elections

A clearer vision has emerged in Israel regarding the situation following the Knesset elections, which did not meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ambitions as he failed to secure an absolute majority granting him control over the Knesset and the government.

Leading right-wing Israeli writer Mati Tuchfeld, a political analyst for Channel 14, which supports Netanyahu, revealed Netanyahu's efforts to push for new elections in Israel.

Tuchfeld stated in his commentary on the right-wing channel that Netanyahu would resort to two things to achieve this: first, the results of the "Shin Bet" and "Mossad" investigation into the issue of external interference in the elections; and second, the security situation, which everyone realizes will be highly explosive in the coming days.

He added: "It is completely clear that this week, after the US elections on Tuesday, something may happen.

Netanyahu will try to exploit this matter, in addition to the serious issue that is still in its early stages, because we do not yet know the results of the General Security Service (Shin Bet) investigation in cooperation with the Mossad regarding the possibility of electoral bias through the injection of unknown amounts of money from foreign countries.

The Israeli analyst believed that Netanyahu would try to exploit this matter to hold new elections. It is clear to everyone that the right wing will strengthen itself in such elections."

He continued saying: "The security issue also carries weight and is sufficient for Netanyahu, so his government will remain in place even if the Knesset is dissolved as an emergency government until an alternative government is formed through new elections if the investigations prove suspicions of manipulation in the elections.

The political analyst concluded his remarks by noting that Netanyahu will do everything in his power to avoid replacing his current government except through new elections, which seem likely to take place in the near future."

For his part, Israeli strategic advisor Nimrod Iliran Spach said in his reading of the situation during an interview with Channel 14 that "if the doubts are confirmed and it turns out that funds were indeed transferred from abroad, I have no doubt that elections will be repeated in all polling stations where suspicions arise.

He added: "This is a natural demand, and this is not the first time it has happened. Just as elections were canceled in 'Beit Shemesh' in 2013 based on the same suspicions, what happened in Arab polling stations should similarly be examined.

All of this comes at a time when the "Wall Street Journal," citing informed sources, reported today, Sunday, that US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Netanyahu on Saturday, and it appears that US plans for returning to fighting in Iran were the focus of the conversation.

Netanyahu is pressuring the US administration to convince Trump to resume the war against Iran, while there is a divergence of views within the administration's corridors, where Trump and Vice President Vance prefer a diplomatic solution to war, whereas Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War Secretary Pete Hegseth lean towards military action.

Cautious anticipation prevails in both Israel and the United States, and the eyes of the Israeli military establishment are monitoring how the situation will unfold after the US midterm elections on Tuesday, which will determine the fate of the war on Iran, amid the high state of alert in which Israel has placed its forces awaiting a decision on war from Trump.