CNN’s Clarissa Ward: Netanyahu Just Had the Best Two Weeks of His Political Career

COLBERT From the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this conflict with Iran ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking with ░░░░░░░░ What s their outlook ░░░░░░░░ this conflict Again Israel ░░░░░░░░ also not a monolith ░░░░░░░░ is the population there ░░░░░░░░ supportive of this action ░░░░░░░░ The Jewish Israeli population ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmingly supportive of this ░░░░░░░░ mean Prime Minister Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ has just had like ░░░░░░░░ best two weeks possibly ░░░░░░░░ his political career but ░░░░░░░░ since October 7th And ░░░░░░░░ Israeli who I spoke ░░░░░░░░ you know we talk ░░░░░░░░ lot in the media ░░░░░░░░ just in the international ░░░░░░░░ about the ambiguity around ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear program and ░░░░░░░░ they really trying to ░░░░░░░░ a bomb and how ░░░░░░░░ were they That is ░░░░░░░░ a conversation that s ░░░░░░░░ had an Israel Israelis ░░░░░░░░ believe that Iran s ░░░░░░░░ seeks to wipe Israel ░░░░░░░░ the face of the ░░░░░░░░ They see this as ░░░░░░░░ existential issue They see ░░░░░░░░ as a question of ░░░░░░░░ And I think there ░░░░░░░░ also a sense of ░░░░░░░░ for many Israelis looking ░░░░░░░░ how this operation was ░░░░░░░░ out the deep penetration ░░░░░░░░ their intelligence the fact ░░░░░░░░ the entire leadership of ░░░░░░░░ Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ░░░░░░░░ effectively decapitated in matter ░░░░░░░░ days in a sort ░░░░░░░░ stunning set of strikes ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ had expected to happen ░░░░░░░░ by the way the ░░░░░░░░ and Americans were supposed ░░░░░░░░ meet that weekend in ░░░░░░░░ to have a discussion ░░░░░░░░ their nuclear program So ░░░░░░░░ support in Israel absolutely ░░░░░░░░ this.”