# Former Israeli PM Olmert on how Netanyahu may seek to turn the tide

https://mins.news/en/video/113289

- DW News, 2026-10-23 19:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BaKymT51AE

> With Israel just days from its first election since the October 7 attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening a major military operation in the West Bank. DW speaks with his outspoken opponent, former prime minister Ehud Olmert, about how election politics may shape Netanyahu’s calculations.

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