In his fiery new article, prominent Israeli journalist Ben Caspit launches a scathing attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ben Caspit described Netanyahu as "a man who lies around the clock," and that tracking down his lies is "a nearly impossible task that requires incredible capabilities, and perhaps aircraft carriers."
At the beginning of his article, Caspit expressed his astonishment at Netanyahu's audacity in "broadcasting his delusions live," referring to a scandalous conversation he recently had with Rabbi Moshe Hirsch, in which he lied relentlessly, even in English.
In one of his speeches to the Knesset, Netanyahu asked loudly, "What if the opposition had existed in 1958? Would we have succeeded in establishing the state?" But Ben Caspit responds sarcastically, "Has Netanyahu forgotten that the state was established in 1948?" He also reminds him that his father, Benzion Netanyahu, was one of the signatories of a New York Times ad opposing the partition of Palestine in 1947, which he considered "national suicide."
In a shocking irony, Caspit reveals that Netanyahu's own father was a prominent opponent of the statehood declaration and even participated in an international media campaign against the UN resolution. Yet Netanyahu accuses the current opposition of tarnishing Israel's image globally, ignoring the fact that his family was the first to do so.
But the story doesn't stop there. During the last war, according to a leaked conversation, Netanyahu told a rabbi that he had dismissed Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant because they "posed an obstacle to the passage of the law exempting religious citizens from military service."
While Israelis were mourning the army's fallen, the prime minister was negotiating with Haredi leaders to secure their continued support, even if it meant exempting 80,000 of their sons from compulsory military service, despite the army's desperate need for them.
Ben Caspit believes the ruling coalition is gradually disintegrating, not because of the October 7 disaster, the economic crisis, or the devastation in Gaza, but because of Netanyahu's failure to pass the Haredi exemption law. He asserts that "the military establishment is collapsing before our eyes, and soldiers' morale is at rock bottom."
The greatest irony, according to Caspit, is that this government calls for the occupation of Gaza and the establishment of a kingdom stretching from "India to Kush," while exempting the Haredim from military service. He says, "Soldiers are being drained, while those who do not serve reap the benefits and control the ministries."
In Netanyahu's view, the mistake was not to pass a law allowing legal advisors to be appointed as "trusted employees" at the beginning of his term. Had he done so, he would have faced no legal impediment in passing the law exempting the Haredim, he said in closed sessions.
"He will lie," says Caspit. "The Haredim know he's lying, and he knows they know. But they have no alternative." He expects this game to continue until the government collapses completely, emphasizing that the decisive moment is approaching, with elections coming, whether in October 2025 or early 2026.
In an attempt to cover up the scandal, Netanyahu's supporters accused the dismissed chief of staff of "obstructing the integration of the Haredi brigade into the army." Caspit refutes these allegations with documents and photos proving that Halevi was the one who founded the brigade and supported its full integration.
In an article that serves as a historic testimony to the level of political and moral collapse Israel is experiencing, Ben Caspit takes aim at Netanyahu, accusing him of selling out everything (the truth, the army, the homeland, the state) for the sake of political survival.
