Politics · Other · 15 hrs ago
Netanyahu’s repeated falsehoods have deeply changed Israeli society
Benjamin Netanyahu has used false claims and extreme rhetoric for decades, according to the commentary.
It says he presents himself as the only person able to protect Israel, while invoking the threat of the country's destruction.
In the 1990s, as Likud leader, he attacked Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin over his peace process with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu claimed Rabin planned to return all territories occupied in 1967, although the arrangements then made were only interim.
Rabin was assassinated in 1995 by an opponent, after a campaign in which some of his fiercest critics depicted him as an SS officer.
Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority in the October 27 elections but remains in office, and the commentary argues that his repeated falsehoods have reshaped Israeli society.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated falsehoods have deeply changed Israeli society, Le Monde says.
The Israeli prime minister has invoked Israel’s destruction to present himself as the sole safeguard of the country, the article says.
Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority in the elections of October 27, according to the article.
The article says Netanyahu used accusations and extreme rhetoric against Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the peace process with the Palestinians.
- Who
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- What
- The article says his repeated falsehoods have deeply changed Israeli society and describes his use of rhetoric against Yitzhak Rabin.
- When
- The article was published on November 9, 2026. It also refers to elections on October 27.
- Where
- Israel.
- Why
- The article says Netanyahu invokes the destruction of Israel to present himself as the sole safeguard of his people.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Netanyahu became leader of the opposition at the head of Likud.
Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by one of his fiercest opponents.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Netanyahu a liar in a conversation with US President Barack Obama that was meant to remain confidential.
Netanyahu lost his parliamentary majority in the elections.
Le Monde EN published the article.
- Netanyahu's party
- Likud
- Opposition leadership
- Netanyahu became opposition leader in 1993
- Rabin assassination
- 1995
- Parliamentary majority
- Netanyahu lost it in elections on October 27
- Article publication
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
I cannot stand him. He's a liar.
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