Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeIsrael's leaders portray Gazans as inseparable from Hamas while urging Iranians to rise against their regime. The contrast reflects political and military needsMarch 15, 2026Let's imagine that on the evening of October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said to Palestinians in Gaza, "I've been talking with you and for you for decades. … We aren't seeking to divide Gaza. We're seeking to free Gaza and live with it in peace. But at the end of the day, freedom from the burden of tyranny … will depend on you, on the courageous and suffering Gazan people. I believe that if you stand up in the moment of truth, the day will not be far off when Israel and Gaza will once again be courageous friends."In the NewsCould Brain-drain Leave Israel Brain-dead?Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?' Is No Longer RelevantIn the Village Where a Body Was Exhumed at Settlers' Orders, Shock RemainsReport: U.S. and Israel in 'Intense Preparations' to Renew Strikes Against IranThe Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford, and the Antisemitic Machine Behind HimRemembering 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