Netanyahu's political future and what the 'BibiSitters' want from him
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🗓️ 26 October 2025
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| 0:00.0 | About a month ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to address the member countries of the United Nations. |
| 0:07.0 | Before he could even begin speaking, delegates from more than 50 countries left the room in protest over the war in Gaza. |
| 0:15.0 | Others applauded and cheered them as they walked out. |
| 0:19.0 | Please order in the hall. A few weeks later, and cheered them as they walked out. |
| 0:23.2 | Please order in the hall. |
| 0:28.2 | A few weeks later, after Israel and Hamas struck a delicate ceasefire deal, |
| 0:32.4 | U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Whitkoff commended Netanyahu in a speech in Tel Aviv's hostage square, and the crowd booed at the mention of his name. |
| 0:37.8 | To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 0:43.3 | Oh. |
| 0:47.3 | Recent polling shows that more than half of Israelis believe Netanyahu should resign. |
| 0:53.1 | Meanwhile, his main allies on the far right strongly oppose the ceasefire. |
| 0:57.0 | They want to push for resettlement or annexation of the Gaza Strip. |
| 1:01.0 | Consider this. At home and abroad, Netanyahu appears increasingly isolated. |
| 1:07.0 | After more than two years of an unpopular war and deepening public disapproval and pressure from his own coalition, |
| 1:15.1 | does Netanyahu still have a political future? |
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