Former prime minister Naftali Bennett launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's management of the Iran conflict on Tuesday during the "Hazman Hazeh" program on Kan News. He argued that Netanyahu's personal interests have damaged Israel's global reputation.

"The current government is no longer capable of advancing Israel," Bennett said. "He is saying something terrible. He says that as long as he is the prime minister, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. In other words, the second he is no longer prime minister, Israel will be destroyed."

He noted that October 7 occurred under Netanyahu's leadership and described the statements as an instance of "anti-leadership."

"A good parent raises their children so they won't be dependent on them," Bennett said. "And a good leader builds a nation that won't be dependent on [himself]..."

"We can do things differently. The current government is no longer capable of advancing Israel in any dimension, but with a different leadership, it is possible. The moment you are not enslaved to countless personal interests, and you are free to act, you can achieve very, very great things," he added.

Bennett: 'I'll do whatever it takes... I am the only one who can defeat him'

Asked if he would have resisted US pressure over the Iranian ceasefire agreement as prime minister, Bennett stressed that he would have acted differently and avoided the situation entirely.

Regarding the US-Iran ceasefire deal and nuclear matters, Bennett said, "Iran's nuclear program has not been dismantled."

On elections, Bennett said he would do "whatever it takes" to defeat his rival, Netanyahu.

According to him, it will require a right-wing candidate to replace Netanyahu because Israel itself has moved to the right.

Using the example of Hungary, where Victor Orban was only defeated after a right-wing candidate challenged him after 16 years of failed challenges by the center and left, Bennett said, "I am the only one who can defeat him. I know how to stare Netanyahu down and defeat him. I've done it before, and I know how to do it again."