Ben Shapiro interviews Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu | WATCH

In a riveting exchange with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu painted a picture of raw resilience and unyielding victory, declaring Israel on the cusp of triumph just two years after the gut-wrenching October 7, 2023, massacre that shook the nation to its core.

Netanyahu didn't mince words: "We were attacked on October 7th... It was the worst atrocities committed on Jews since the Holocaust, and everybody thought Israel was doomed." But in a stunning reversal of fate, he thundered, "Two years later, we've smashed the Iran Axis. Smashed most of its proxies."

From the rubble of that "horrible day," Israel has clawed its way to become "the strongest power in the Middle East," dismantling threats from Hamas - still unfinished business, but "we'll get there" - to Hezbollah, Syrian forces, Iran's nuclear ambitions (bolstered by President Trump's bold strikes), and the Houthis, whose assaults menace global shipping lanes.The war's climax looms in Gaza, where Netanyahu vows to shatter Hamas rule and free the remaining 48 hostages, 20 of them clinging to life.

Echoing Trump's no-nonsense ultimatum, he warned: Hamas can end this "the easy way or the hard way." In a masterful diplomatic flip, Netanyahu hailed Trump's role in rallying the world against these "rapists, murderers, beheaders," who dared hold "grandmothers, grandchildren, Holocaust survivors" captive to blackmail civilization. "Release those hostages and end Hamas rule," he demanded, eyes on a bolder future: "Let's get on with the task of pursuing an expanded peace."

As global tides turn - U.S. opinion souring, antisemitism surging like a venomous wave -Netanyahu confronted the storm head-on.

Referencing Vice President JD Vance's hard-hitting "America First" case for the alliance, he fired back: Superpowers crave allies, and Israel delivers as a "fighting ally" without begging for U.S. boots on the ground.

For seven decades, Israel has held the line, crushing shared foes like Iran, whose intercontinental missiles could soon rain nuclear terror on New York, Washington, Boston, Miami, even Mar-a-Lago. "You don't want to be under the nuclear gun of these people who chant death to America," he cautioned, voice laced with urgency.The alliance crackles with high-stakes innovation: Israel shares game-changing tech like Iron Dome, Arrow missiles, and Trophy tank shields for defense, plus undisclosed "most advanced offensive weapons on the planet" that no superpower rivals. Add priceless intel, former U.S. Air Force Intelligence chief General Keegan equated it to "five CIAs," thwarting ISIS plots to down American planes and saving countless lives.

"Offensive weapons, defensive weapons, intel, there's much more to come," Netanyahu promised, fueling "peace through strength."

Pushing for self-reliance, Netanyahu drew a line in the sand: Just as he liberated Israel's economy in 1996, phasing out aid, he's charging toward military independence. "We can achieve military self-sufficiency," he proclaimed, vowing a "quantum level jump" in defense to arm both nations with Israel's "technical and intelligence genius."

Israel, he asserted, stands as America's unbreakable outpost in the Middle East, the bastion of freedom's fierce defender.

On Trump, Netanyahu's tone warmed like a battlefield bond: "The most pro-Israel president in history," their rapport "quite warm" despite clashes, like family debates. "What President Trump has done... is bring America back to the driver's seat in world affairs," he lauded, crediting Trump's resolve for global security's lifeline.Antisemitism's dark resurgence, murders in U.S. streets, terror in Europe, drew Netanyahu's scholarly fury, invoking his historian father's warnings of history's vicious cycles. "People's sense of history goes back to breakfast," he quipped, slamming preemptive pro-Hamas mobs cheering rapists and baby-burners before Israel's retaliation. Rooted in ancient hatreds, well-poisoners, blood libel, it's no new curse, but today, Israel strikes back.

"We can fend off the physical attacks... and become victorious, even monumentally victorious," he roared. To Jews worldwide: "Stand up. Be proud... Don't cower. People respect those who respect themselves."

Regionally, Israel's saga is pure adrenaline: From a seven-front siege, Hezbollah's 200,000-rocket arsenal, Iranian barrages, Judea / Samaria chaos, Hamas hordes, Houthi strikes, to striding as the Middle East's unchallenged titan. Netanyahu's gaze pierces ahead: Expand the Abraham Accords, forge pacts beyond the region with Islamic powers.

But first, crush Gaza's threat: "Finish the job... Get all our hostages out... Make sure Gaza never again poses a threat." With Trump's muscle, peace could explode outward.

At home, Netanyahu dismissed pre-war rifts, judicial reform protests, as illusions spun by "organized minorities" bloated with foreign cash, a plague hitting democracies everywhere. "Cut the funding and all this thing collapses," he snapped.

True division? Nonsense, Israelis rally as one when blades are drawn, united in hostage freedom, Hamas's downfall, and self-sufficiency's thunderous march.

From socialist shackles to innovation powerhouse, Israel's economic miracle foreshadows a military renaissance: "Very good for Israel. Very good for the United States."Timed to the eve of October 7's somber second anniversary, amid Jewish holiday reflections, Netanyahu's words ignited hope from despair: "We rose from the ashes again... From the pit of despair, we become the dominant power in the Middle East, perhaps much stronger than we were before." A call to celebrate resilience, even as hostages' fate hangs in the balance. "We're close to it, and I hope we get there."