The Israeli prime minister has changed the tune of absolute victory and shifted to emphasizing the Iranian people's decisive role in toppling the regime. In contrast, the government's attempt to brand the war as Houthi-style harassment is nothing less than a deception

By shelving the bill, Netanyahu and Smotrich continue to violate the law and a High Court ruling. Netanyahu said the war with Iran requires tens of billions of shekels for defense, to be funded by a 3 percent across-the-board cut to other ministries