Benjamin Netanyahu

The editorial in Il Foglio

Neither Sparta nor Athens: a unity government for Israel

The Jewish state needs a touch of Italian-style political creativity – cynical but effective. Netanyahu and Eisenkot will never be forgiven if they fail to rebuild a solid image of their country and its future – one that is at once intelligent and approachable.

Giuliano Ferrara

26 OCT 26

War of truths over Zionism

Tracing the rise of the new anti-Zionism. The wars (and the government) that serve Israel’s interests

The meaning of Zionism has been turned on its head. It is now in Israel’s interest not to abandon the war on terror and to launch a campaign of clarification and dialogue. A Netanyahu government of national unity: the wise folly that we need

Giuliano Ferrara

7 OCT 26

Editorials

Bibi, bars, the Emirates and the risks of pointing the finger

Israel cannot make security subservient to politics; it has already seen what that means

Redazione

30 SEP 26

Between drones and diplomacy

Netanyahu, Vance, Guilfoyle. The network Haftar wants to forge

The Libyan leader met the Israeli Prime Minister in secret in Abu Dhabi, is planning a summit with the U.S. Vice-President and hopes to hold another with the ambassador loyal to Trump. All to prove to the West that he is not merely a terrorist

Luca Gambardella

29 SEP 26

the speech

Netanyahu’s whirlwind visit to the UN: isolated and combative

An isolated Israeli Prime Minister has harsh words for everyone at the UN, calling them “barbarians” and “hypocrites”. He also attacks Zohran Mamdani: “No Jew is any safer here in New York”

Giulio Meotti

24 SEP 26

THE ELEPHANT’S EDITORIAL

Dear Adriano, I completely disagree

Shame directed at others, without self-reflection, is nothing but totalitarian humanitarianism and mindless conformity.

Giuliano Ferrara

12 SEP 26

THE ELEPHANT’S EDITORIAL

The massive hoaxes about Netanyahu (and the settlers) that become ‘truths’ in the anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist breeding ground that reigns supreme

While readers are free to believe anything, in the realm of conspiracy theories and QAnon, a modicum of caution is advisable before crediting—as Francesco Battistini did in Il Corriere—a head of government who, in his seaside villa, surrounded by Filipino servants, lingers over breakfast and delays contacting the military leadership for hours while news of the pogrom emerges.

Giuliano Ferrara

10 SEP 26

the investigation

Bibi believed he had appeased Hamas and refused to listen

According to Haaretz, the President of the UAE rang to say that Sinwar was preparing an attack on Israel, “an earthquake”. An entire country’s misjudgement regarding Gaza and the Israeli Prime Minister’s responsibilities

Micol Flammini

8 SEP 26

Bibi believed he had appeased Hamas and refused to listen

Editorials

On 7 October, Bibi was asleep, he says. The surreal campaign to shift the blame

The Israeli Prime Minister stated that senior officers in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and the Ministry of Defence deliberately chose not to wake him a few hours before the Hamas attack, because “they knew I would immediately have given the order to put the entire army on alert”.

Redazione

4 SEP 26

editorials

Netanyahu’s shift from the centre to the extremes

General Ofer Winter’s new party is pushing the Israeli Prime Minister to favour his allies further to the right. The country is fragmenting into many different factions, making it increasingly difficult to hold together

Redazione

1 SEP 26

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