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 formatSubscribeFacing the prime minister in court during a hearing concerning a petition about his medical condition, it became evident that even in a falsely-based case he himself initiated, the judiciary allows him to mock it. He yet again flee11:59 PM • May 20 2026 IDTLast Thursday, I finally got my day in court. Supposedly. I went there to attend a debate over a petition submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu, who had asked the court to muzzle me, journalist Ben Caspit and lawyer-activist Gonen Ben Itzhak, with regard to various reports that dealt with the concealment of Netanyahu's medical condition. In the NewsYair Golan Wants to Revive Israel's Zionist Left. But What Does It Stand For?The Future of American Jewry Looks BleakIsraelis' Selective Compassion: Empathy Toward a Dog but Not Palestinian KidsOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked