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The Chris Cuomo Project

This Is Why Israel Won’t Back Down

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Naftali Bennett (Former Prime Minister of Israel) joins Chris Cuomo to explain how Israel sees its war with Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas — and why he believes stopping now would be more dangerous than continuing. Bennett argues that Iran’s nuclear ambitions and regional proxy network left Israel with no real alternative but to act early, before the threat becomes unavoidable. He explains the difference between how Israel and the United States view Iran, why deterrence may not be enough, and what a realistic outcome of this conflict could look like. Cuomo presses Bennett on whether the strategy can actually succeed, what happens if the Iranian regime survives, and why Americans are increasingly skeptical of another prolonged conflict. Bennett also addresses criticism of Israel in the U.S., the role of American support, and his vision for Israel’s political future as a possible successor to Benjamin Netanyahu. Join The Chris Cuomo Project on YouTube for ad-free episodes, early releases, exclusive access to Chris, and more: https://www.youtube.com/@chriscuomo/join Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Save over 50% on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/chrisc. Get 30% off Soul Mood Gummies at https://GetSoul.com with code CUOMO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Israel has become a very controversial subject in the United States of America. Not whether

0:36.7

or not their friend or foe, but who's in control?

0:40.1

Who is the hand?

0:42.2

Who is the mind?

0:44.0

And a lot of it goes through the prism of BB Netanyahu.

0:47.4

But what if he weren't in power?

0:49.3

You know, they're going to have elections coming up this fall.

0:52.4

And he could forestall them, but maybe not. And there is one man

0:57.2

who is at the front of the pack of those who would create a coalition government to exclude

1:05.6

Bibi Netanyahu, and his name is Naftali Bennett. Now, what's interesting about Bennett is he actually started his chief of staff for Bibi Netanyahu and his name is Naftali Bennett. Now what's interesting about Bennett is he actually started his chief of staff for

1:13.7

Bibi Netanyahu.

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