Current sectionOpinionOpinion Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeWhat is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising his public by saying Israel will be Sparta? Perhaps, as the son of a historian, he reached for the right analogy, though not in the way he intendedSeptember 25, 2025Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to the United States to speak at the United Nations General Assembly and meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Netanyahu departed as the Israeli army pushes deeper into Gaza City, pressing for escalation against the advice of the IDF, and following a failed strike to assassinate Hamas negotiators in Qatar, also against the objections of Israel's negotiating team. Israel, with Netanyahu at the helm, is sinking into what more and more experts now call a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.In the NewsNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellEuropean Governments Want to Love Israel if Not for the Pesky SettlersThe Gov't Proposal to 'Split' the AG's Role Is a Death Knell to the Rule of LawCoalition Fast-tracks Judicial Overhaul, Pro-settler Bills Ahead of ElectionsIDF Officer Killed in Southern Lebanon, Third Soldier Killed in North This WeekRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish Calendar