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 formatSubscribeWhat is surprising about false messiahs is not their ability to attract believers, but rather that there are people convinced that only the self-appointed chosen ones possess miraculous answers capable of saving the nation from its troubles12:39 AM • June 19 2026 IDT2026 is a perfect time to discuss false messiahs. Not only because of the next elections, but also because this year marks significant anniversaries in the history of Jews in distress rallying behind a charismatic, perhaps sociopathic, leader, who ultimately inflicted great harm on our people.In the NewsFour Centuries After Sabbatai Zevi, the Jewish People Have a New False MessiahNobody's Buying Stale, Recycled Slogans From Israel's Top DiplomatA Standing Together Party Is the Last Thing the Israeli Left NeedsWhen an Israeli Prison Becomes a Death SentenceThe Iran Deal Is Good for Trump, but Bad for the Rest of UsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes