Prof. Nimrod Aloni: Militaristic like Sparta, fanatical like Iran, dictatorial like North Korea

Prof. Nimrod Aloni warns in an opinion piece that if the right-wing government led by Netanyahu continues to rule, Israel will become militaristic like Sparta, fundamentalist like Iran, and dictatorial like North Korea. He relies on an article by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo and on the words of Akiva Ernst Simon.

Prof. Nimrod Aloni, professor emeritus of educational philosophy, publishes a sharp opinion piece warning that if the right-wing government led by Benjamin Netanyahu continues to rule, Israel will become militaristic like Sparta, fundamentalist like Iran, and dictatorial like North Korea. Aloni claims that Netanyahu chooses a strategy of eternal war, citing former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, who published an article in Haaretz (October 26, 2026) stating that Netanyahu maintains multiple war fronts simultaneously to survive politically. It is further argued that the coalition promotes religious and racist fundamentalism, including dehumanization of Palestinians and ethnic cleansing, and that the judicial reform (the 'constitutional revolution') leads to dictatorship. The article concludes with a call to support the free press of Zman Yisrael.