A government that adopts the slogan "we will forever live by the sword," one that sees Sparta as an ideal to aspire to, is blinding its citizens by forbidding them from even dreaming of a situation in which war is a temporary necessity that will be followed by a new leaf

On Thursday, Netanyahu appeared in a red tie to deliver statements and – for the first time in the war against Iran – answer questions from foreign journalists. The differences between Bibi in Hebrew and Benjamin in English became apparent immediately

Just as the external threat of Hamas destroyed the anti-government protest movement after October 7, so could the U.S.-Israeli threat unify Iranians in support of their own corrupt, theocratic leadership, even if they oppose it