The destructive narcissism described by 20th-century psychoanalyst Herbert Rosenfeld applies to Israeli society. 'Choose the right leader, and he will solve the problem for you,' we are promised. But Israel's crisis is too deep to be resolved by swapping one savior for anotherEran Rolnik02:27 AM • June 22 2026 IDTCarolina Landsmann has offered an important key to reading Benjamin Netanyahu's recent moves. The con artist whose fraud has blown up does not seek a way forward, but rather to cover the tracks that led to his great diplomatic failure: diverting Israel's political agenda from the Palestinian question to the Iranian nuclear program.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Arab Israeli conflictBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael-PalestineOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealElectionsIsrael-LebanonEbola in IsraelCaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Strong Leader for a Weakened IsraelYour Occupation Is Nothing SpecialIDF Says It Killed Two Palestinians Who Threw Molotov Cocktails in West Bank'Kill Them First': Netanyahu Says Iran War 'Changed Israel's Security Doctrine'Five Israeli Soldiers Killed in Southern Lebanon Laid to RestRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude'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 TiesIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump