Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Platner's totenkopf may not necessarily mean that he was a secret Nazi or proved he was a dyed-in-the-wool antisemite, but too many of his apologists feigned incredulity about his unmistakable red flagsShare 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 formatSubscribeBen Samuels07:25 PM • July 07 2026 IDTWASHINGTON — It now seems like a matter of when, not if, Graham Platner will remove himself as the Democratic nominee in Maine's crucial Senate race after a damning Politico report alleging he forced a former romantic partner to have sex with him.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasTrumpSupreme CourtAli KhameneiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNazi Tattoo or Not, Platner's Downfall Must Lead Democrats to Soul-searchingNetanyahu Government Moves to Restrict Protests in Israeli UniversitiesEisenkot Pulls Even With Likud, Edges Netanyahu for Prime Minister in New PollIsraeli Settler Outposts Now Control Nearly Fifth of West Bank, Report SaysThe Tel Aviv Chef Who Also Consults for a Ramallah Wine BarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff Doubles103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary