Israel's Channel 12: Netanyahu's and Chief of Staff's dispute over Iran escalated Israel's Channel 12 (N12) claimed that Eyal Zamir, the Chief of Staff of the IDF, has a dispute with Benjamin Netanyahu on how to deal with Iran. According to this report, the concerns about the possibility of miscalculations by Israel's leaders on the eve of the elections and the risk of a rapid and widespread escalation of tensions with Iran are mentioned as the main causes of this dispute.