Essay Netanyahu’s Palestine Philosophy Is Finally Exposed The Israeli prime minister’s thinking on Palestine has always been consistent—and consistently disastrous. July 28, 2026, 7:24 AM By Assaf Sharon, a professor of philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Benyamin Netanyahu in a dark suit and red-striped tie speaks from a podium, gesturing with one hand raised while looking outward. Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset and opposes Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's support for the Oslo Accords and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jerusalem on Sept. 21, 1993. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Middle East and North Africa In 1978, a 28-year-old Ben...