Netanyahu, ministers bash Haaretz for column labeling IDF West Bank chief with Nazi rank

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with several government ministers and the Israeli army, condemned Haaretz on Thursday for what they described as "antisemitic incitement" against the IDF's top West Bank commander. This followed columnist Gideon Levy dubbing him with the German Nazi term for "supreme commander" while accusing him of engaging in collective punishment against Palestinians.

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Netanyahu, ministers bash Haaretz for column labeling IDF West Bank chief with Nazi rank

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