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 formatSubscribeAfter October 7, Nazi comparisons and a new law on capital punishment are reshaping how Israel defines enemies – and itselfMay 04, 2026Since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, comparisons between Hamas and the Nazis have become a central component of public discourse in Israel. For example, in an interview given by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Sky News on October 12, 2023, he said: "As we speak right now, special forces are fighting those Hamas Nazis... In my life I've never used the term 'Nazi' for anything but the original Nazis, this is the first time I'm using it because it's the exact same ideology, of annihilating Jews just because they're Jews." In the NewsStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWith His Iran Deterrence Squandered, Trump Might Feel Forced to Resume WarIran Could Enrich Uranium to Weapons-grade Level if U.S. Attacks, Lawmaker SaysHaaretz CartoonYair Golan Is the Best Choice for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way