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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich01:16 AM • May 28 2026 IDTSome wars are easy to brief the public about – not necessarily because they're more successful, but because they're easier to film, package and market. For the Israel Defense Forces, the recent war with Iran was one of those. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonHamasIDFGazaIranHezbollahOctober 7Eyal ZamirIsrael's MediaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesMohammed DahlanGulf StatesNetanyahuAbraham AccordsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSilent Spokesperson: Why the IDF Is Hiding From the Reality of Ongoing ConflictsIn Apartheid Israel, Not All Holidays Are Created EqualSmotrich's Bid for Political Survival Relies on Bribing Israeli SettlersHaaretz CartoonOfficer From Israel Police's Anti-corruption Unit Suspected of Spying for IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7''Dressed as non-Muslim': Palestinian Star Elyanna Sparks Acclaim and Controversy