Harsh words from the Israeli opposition to Netanyahu: The world is moving away from us

"Hamas, Qatar and Iran always wanted to isolate us from the world; now the world is isolating us of its own volition. They have worked for years to make this happen, and this is exactly what is happening now," Lapid said in his speech at a conference organized by Reichman University in Tel Aviv.

Lapid reminded the arrest warrants issued by The Hague for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as concrete indicators of international isolation.

The opposition leader listed the searches of Israelis' bags at Dutch airports, protests on football fields in Ireland, the Eurovision boycott, and the abandonment of the hall while Netanyahu was speaking at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as other evidence of this isolation.

Stating that these things did not happen to Israel by chance, Lapid argued that this situation was a part of the plan of Hamas, Qatar and Iran.

Lapid reiterated that Israel is now more isolated at the international level and claimed that Hamas, Qatar and Iran want an endless "war".

Pointing out that the Netanyahu government prepared the ground for this "indefinite war", Lapid said that under the Netanyahu administration, Israel has turned into a "Great Sparta" where only wars will occur, instead of being a country of economic prosperity.

Lapid also criticized the ministers who made scandalous statements during Israel's genocide in Gaza and said:

"One of the ministers (Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu) proposes dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza, another (Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich) proposes starving children, and all these images are reflected on screens around the world."

Israeli opposition leaders are increasing the dose of their criticism of Netanyahu ahead of the general elections planned to be held on October 27.

Due to Israel's attacks in Gaza and the increasing violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, 12 Western countries, including its traditional allies such as England, France and Canada, decided to impose visa bans and financial sanctions on the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands, as well as the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich.

These steps further deepened the isolation of the Tel Aviv administration in the international arena.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip in November 2024.

In the genocidal attacks that Israel has been carrying out in the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023, with the support of the USA; It killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, injured more than 175,000, and destroyed 90 percent of the infrastructure in the region.