Bibi's 'holocaust' warning before Israel polls

In Israel, the general elections are set to take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. This marks the first election since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, which led to conflicts in Gaza and with Iran, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Recent polls indicate that neither the governing coalition nor any other competing parties are expected to secure enough seats in the Knesset to form a government without entering a coalition with other parties, according to UCLA.

Ahead of this critical election, seen as the most pivotal in Israel's history, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a computer-generated image depicting a nuclear explosion in central Israel. Accompanying the image was a message from writer Yuval Bloomberg, warning that Israel faces an existential threat from Iran. Bloomberg argued that other political controversies in the country were distracting from the need to "finish the job" against Tehran.

He urged voters not to select a leader unable to "complete the mission," warning that such a decision could put families at risk of a "second Holocaust."

Bloomberg asserted that there are two years left to address the Iranian threat, emphasizing that the outcome could hinge on whether future U.S. presidents like Kamala Harris or someone like Kamala Harris could take office. He also criticized the Qatargate investigations and the debate over military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews as a "giant smokescreen" meant to divert attention from the Iranian threat.

Bloomberg described Iran as an existential threat and urged voters to prioritize completing the mission in Iran, regardless of other distractions.