Current sectionIsrael NewsAnalysis Israel didn't starve the Gazans? Netanyahu himself boasted about it. The ratio of civilians to combatants killed is 2:1? All estimates are far more grim. But beyond the lies, the most disturbing parts of Netanyahu's speech were when he told the truthShare 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 formatSubscribeSeptember 28, 2025Netanyahu's speech at the UN was packed with rhetorical tricks and gimmicks: waving signs, a childish quiz, a publicity stunt about broadcasting the speech to phones in Gaza, speaking in Hebrew – supposedly to the hostages – and more. But it was also full of white lies, half-truths, and outright falsehoods.In the NewsIDF Officer Killed in Southern Lebanon, Third Soldier Killed in North This WeekProtests Against Netanyahu Government Took Place Across IsraelIsraeli Day Trip: The Ancient Mound Where Philistines and Crusaders Cross PathsNYC Mayor Mamdani Shares Nakba Day Video, Sparks Backlash for One-sidednessFormer MK Joseph Jabareen Elected Head of Arab-Jewish Hadash–Ta'al PartyRemembering 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 StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked