Author: Aluf Benn
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What Netanyahu’s Ideal Autocracy Would Actually Look Like
Haaretz | Opinion Opinion | Despite a minister recently crowning Netanyahu as the ‘Supreme Leader,’ the dictatorial Jewish state that the government is now striving to establish is unlikely to resemble North Korea or Iran. It would be more similar to the coercive ideological obedience that Václav Havel described so brilliantly Mar 11, 2025 2:22…
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Military Funerals Will Shape Netanyahu’s Legacy
Haaretz | Opinion Opinion | Aluf Benn Jan 5, 2025 2:05 am IST Jan 5, 2025 2:05 am IST Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Aluf Benn Jan 5, 2025 2:05 am IST Jan 5, 2025 2:05 am IST Bereavement shaped the worldview of the young Benjamin Netanyahu. Comments In the News Report: Brazil Investigating Israeli…
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Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory
Wars are remembered by their iconic images, and finding a triumphal photograph has been a key goal for belligerents striving to leave their mark on history. On 8 December, after fighting ceaselessly for 14 months, Israel finally got its image of victory. It shows three soldiers in full combat gear posing with Israel’s Star of…
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From Mount Hermon’s Peaks, Netanyahu Plots His Vision of a Greater Israel
Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | The prime minister was once considered risk-averse, but since October 7 he seems to be angling for a legacy as the leader who expanded Israel’s borders from Gaza in the south to Syria and the Golan Heights in the north Dec 11, 2024 7:58 pm IST Dec 11, 2024…
