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Vivian Bercovici: Netanyahu swaggers as Israel handily fends off Iranian, Hezbollah attacks
The threat, the prime minister promised, will be eradicated
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SDEROT, Israel — Shortly after 9 p.m. local time on Thursday Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first press conference since the war on Iran began on Feb. 28.
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This was the Benjamin Netanyahu of decades past; one we have not seen for many years. Energetic. Bullish. Feisty. And oozing confidence and vitality.
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He reminded Israelis of the dire predictions about the country’s future in the wake of October 7. Iran was on the ascendance, perilously close to nuclear breakout. Its arsenal of ballistic missiles was in the thousands and significant national resources were diverted to producing and stockpiling more. China, Russia and Qatar were loyal and generous patrons of the Iranian regime. Its powerful Lebanese-based proxy, Hezbollah, was armed to the teeth and primed to attack Israel.
Also in this constellation of terrorist enemies of Israel, Hamas was punching way above its weight. Small and often maligned by the much stronger and better trained Hezbollah fighting force, Hamas led the most punishing attack on Israel by an enemy in 50........