# How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoric

https://mins.news/en/item/31660

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-25 13:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/how-israels-netanyahu-weaponises-religion-in-his-war-rhetoric?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invoked ancient Jewish religious texts to justify pre-emptive warfare, including the idea of killing an enemy first, and to bypass international law. The article argues that biblical imagery and dehumanising language used by Israeli leaders have shaped rhetoric around the Gaza war and Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.