Israeli Opposition Condemns Netanyahu Over Iran Ceasefire: Political Disaster!
Leaders of Israel’s opposition have criticised the ceasefire with Iran, which was also agreed by the United States (US). Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of failing to achieve the war’s objectives.
The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in a last-ditch effort to prevent Iran’s total destruction, as threatened by US President Donald Trump. Several White House officials stated that Israel also approved the ceasefire and is willing to suspend attacks on Tehran.
Netanyahu’s office said that Israel supports Trump’s decision to suspend bombing of Iran. However, Tel Aviv emphasised that the ceasefire “does not include Lebanon”, where Israeli forces are fighting against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
“There has never been a political disaster like this in our history. Israel was not even involved in the decision-making regarding the core of our national security,” criticised Israel’s main opposition leader, Yair Lapid, in a statement via social media platform X, as reported by AFP on Wednesday (8/4/2026).
“The military has carried out everything asked of it, and the public has shown extraordinary resilience, but Netanyahu has failed politically, failed strategically, and has not achieved a single one of the objectives he set for himself,” he said.
Netanyahu has set the destruction or at least severe weakening of Iran’s nuclear programme as the war’s primary objective. He has described Tehran’s nuclear programme as an “existential threat” to Israel.
Netanyahu has also called for neutralising Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, weakening or potentially toppling the Iranian regime, and curbing Tehran’s regional influence by targeting its network of allied groups.
“It will take years for us to repair the political and strategic damage caused by Netanyahu due to arrogance, negligence, and lack of strategic planning,” Lapid said.
Other criticism came from the chairman of Israel’s Democratic Party, Yair Golan, who called the ceasefire a “strategic failure” by Netanyahu.
“He promised a historic victory and security for generations to come, and in practice, we have one of the worst strategic failures Israel has ever experienced. This is a total failure that endangers Israel’s security for years ahead,” Golan criticised.
Israeli parliament member and opposition figure Avigdor Liberman also condemned the ceasefire. He assessed that it gives the Iranian regime an “opportunity to regroup”.
“Any deal with Iran that does not include the rejection of Iran’s destruction, uranium enrichment, ballistic missile production, and support for terrorist organisations in the region means we will have to return to another campaign under more difficult conditions and pay a higher price,” he said.