RUSH TRANSCRIPT Former Israeli ░░░░░░░░ minister and defense minister ░░░░░░░░ Bennett joins me now ░░░░░░░░ have only seen one ░░░░░░░░ hostage in this round ░░░░░░░░ hostage releases Obviously there ░░░░░░░░ two American hostages released ░░░░░░░░ the beginning In this ░░░░░░░░ of hostage releases only ░░░░░░░░ American has been released ░░░░░░░░ U S Pressure Why ░░░░░░░░ you think that is ░░░░░░░░ think it is just ░░░░░░░░ from Israel s perspective ░░░░░░░░ don t make a ░░░░░░░░ between the Israelis that ░░░░░░░░ in captivity kidnapped by ░░░░░░░░ regardless of their particular ░░░░░░░░ citizenship We don t ░░░░░░░░ We want them all ░░░░░░░░ So we are working ░░░░░░░░ to do that Who ░░░░░░░░ deciding who gets released ░░░░░░░░ that just random by ░░░░░░░░ No The negotiations going ░░░░░░░░ it is done primarily ░░░░░░░░ criteria that Hamas is ░░░░░░░░ abiding to but by ░░░░░░░░ large getting the children ░░░░░░░░ their parents out together ░░░░░░░░ is deliberately keeping one ░░░░░░░░ two of the parents ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza But children ░░░░░░░░ people and the parents ░░░░░░░░ children first And then ░░░░░░░░ on the rest Even ░░░░░░░░ you were not in ░░░░░░░░ on October 7th you ░░░░░░░░ say you bear responsibility ░░░░░░░░ the failures of the ░░░░░░░░ government that led to ░░░░░░░░ happened on that day ░░░░░░░░ current prime minister Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ has still not acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ The longer this war ░░░░░░░░ on it seems like ░░░░░░░░ is growing weaker in ░░░░░░░░ eyes of the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ at least according to ░░░░░░░░ Do you think he ░░░░░░░░ continue to get weaker ░░░░░░░░ weaker I don t ░░░░░░░░ to comment on the ░░░░░░░░ Israeli politics and certainly ░░░░░░░░ won t attack the ░░░░░░░░ minister on foreign press ░░░░░░░░ re all focused on ░░░░░░░░ the war I want ░░░░░░░░ ask but Israeli strikes ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Ultimately this pause ░░░░░░░░ hospitals tilt in hostilities ░░░░░░░░ end And Israel will ░░░░░░░░ to destroy Hamas The ░░░░░░░░ thing I continue to ░░░░░░░░ from Israeli supporters in ░░░░░░░░ U S government Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans I keep hearing ░░░░░░░░ the IDF needs to ░░░░░░░░ much more careful when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Palestinians in ░░░░░░░░ The IDF needs to ░░░░░░░░ more precision munitions That ░░░░░░░░ need to take fewer ░░░░░░░░ Even if the conservative ░░░░░░░░ are right with 15 ░░░░░░░░ killed Even if 5 ░░░░░░░░ are Hamas That s ░░░░░░░░ a 2 1 ratio ░░░░░░░░ civilians to Hamas That ░░░░░░░░ a lot of civilians ░░░░░░░░ have been killed Is ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ President Biden on this ░░░░░░░░ of civilian casualties Well ░░░░░░░░ re not magicians There ░░░░░░░░ no magic way to ░░░░░░░░ reduce collateral damage when ░░░░░░░░ s deliberate goal intentional ░░░░░░░░ is to increase Gaza ░░░░░░░░ in order for you ░░░░░░░░ ask me that precise ░░░░░░░░ Hamas wants to stop ░░░░░░░░ war in a cynical ░░░░░░░░ by effectively killing its ░░░░░░░░ people by placing them ░░░░░░░░ harm s way If ░░░░░░░░ were a magical way ░░░░░░░░ we could tweezer them ░░░░░░░░ just shooting we would ░░░░░░░░ it We do try ░░░░░░░░ reduce civilian casualties The ░░░░░░░░ is that there is ░░░░░░░░ magic The current ratio ░░░░░░░░ lower than what it ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning And ░░░░░░░░ than the international standards ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Afghanistan You ░░░░░░░░ see that Israel has ░░░░░░░░ of the lowest ratios ░░░░░░░░ do you think will ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza after the ░░░░░░░░ is over What will ░░░░░░░░ look like Who will ░░░░░░░░ over Who will keep ░░░░░░░░ Well I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ what I think we ░░░░░░░░ to do The first ░░░░░░░░ is to fully disarm ░░░░░░░░ and ensure that there ░░░░░░░░ no more arms no ░░░░░░░░ explosives after we dismantle ░░░░░░░░ eliminate Hamas The first ░░░░░░░░ is to kill the ░░░░░░░░ leadership and the terrorists ░░░░░░░░ clean up Gaza from ░░░░░░░░ and explosives so something ░░░░░░░░ this can never happen ░░░░░░░░ The third thing I ░░░░░░░░ do is create a ░░░░░░░░ zone into Gaza about ░░░░░░░░ 1 2 kilometers deep ░░░░░░░░ would be a no ░░░░░░░░ s land between Gaza ░░░░░░░░ Israel so this sort ░░░░░░░░ thing can t happen ░░░░░░░░ Israel would retain overall ░░░░░░░░ responsibility but we don ░░░░░░░░ want to govern the ░░░░░░░░ What I think we ░░░░░░░░ do is create an ░░░░░░░░ technocratic self government that ░░░░░░░░ stay for about five ░░░░░░░░ govern Gaza Denazify Gaza ░░░░░░░░ means clean out all ░░░░░░░░ incitement that all Jews ░░░░░░░░ pigs and devils and ░░░░░░░░ a sustainable government with ░░░░░░░░ the countries in that ░░░░░░░░ What do you mean ░░░░░░░░ denazify No free speech ░░░░░░░░ can t say nasty ░░░░░░░░ about Jews Get rid ░░░░░░░░ them how In No ░░░░░░░░ mean like in the ░░░░░░░░ system Yeah The education ░░░░░░░░ And media We cannot ░░░░░░░░ s what we learned ░░░░░░░░ of the lessons learned ░░░░░░░░ people are incited with ░░░░░░░░ from the moment they ░░░░░░░░ born though they are ░░░░░░░░ years old that all ░░░░░░░░ are pigs and devils ░░░░░░░░ need to be slaughtered ░░░░░░░░ go out and slaughter ░░░░░░░░ If it is something ░░░░░░░░ we used to sort ░░░░░░░░ procrastinate on or not ░░░░░░░░ care of we can ░░░░░░░░ ignore it anymore Don ░░░░░░░░ you think the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks have done a ░░░░░░░░ to incite and inspire ░░░░░░░░ whole new generations of ░░░░░░░░ All the civilian deaths ░░░░░░░░ t you worry that ░░░░░░░░ itself will raise and ░░░░░░░░ a whole new generation ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians who hate Israelis ░░░░░░░░ depends what we do ░░░░░░░░ I want to remain ░░░░░░░░ in the Nazi war ░░░░░░░░ the final months there ░░░░░░░░ many many civilian casualties ░░░░░░░░ Germany was denazified after ░░░░░░░░ war and we have ░░░░░░░░ new Germany We don ░░░░░░░░ have a goal of ░░░░░░░░ civilians We have a ░░░░░░░░ of reducing the number ░░░░░░░░ deaths of civilians If ░░░░░░░░ has a magic plan ░░░░░░░░ to eradicate Hamas without ░░░░░░░░ collateral damage bring it ░░░░░░░░ and we ll adopt ░░░░░░░░ Barring that we have ░░░░░░░░ get the job done ░░░░░░░░ then denazify Gaza Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much sir Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ time.
>> Thank you.