Khamenei sees the end of Israel in its political instability. Actually, whatever else it is, that instability is a manifestation of general confidence and the lessening of the idea among Israelis that the country is in imminent danger of being destroyed. There is no doubt, however, that the instability is also encouraging and emboldening Israel’s jihadist enemies.
“Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: I Predicted Israel Would Not Last for Another 25 Years, But They Are in a Hurry, Want It to Be Over Earlier,” MEMRI, April 4, 2023:
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in an April 4, 2023 address before senior Iranian officials that aired on Channel 1 (Iran) that even Israel’s leaders predict that Israel will not reach its 80th year. He said that Israel is weak and politically unstable, and he claimed that Israel has recently announced that two million Jews will leave the country in the “near future”. The audience chanted: “Death to Israel!”