Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCredit: Adi RavehOn the line with Yael Lee, a psychologist whose son is an IDF soldier serving in Lebanon. 'I gave him a patriotic education. I taught him the world is a good place, that he would be taken care of. I'm educating my younger son more cynically'Nir Gontarz12:58 AM • June 05 2026 IDTHello to Yael Lee from Rehovot. Thanks for agreeing to talk to me. You're the mother of O., who is now in Lebanon.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFLebanonCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahHaaretz BoycottGazaIsrael ElectionsDraft EvasionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWho Will Stop Smotrich, if Not The Hague?Could Lebanon Become Netanyahu's Political Graveyard - for a Second Time?The Israeli Government's Policy? Chaos'We're Flying to Azerbaijan to Practice Botox Injections on Cadaver Heads'Pew: Majority of Americans Hold Unfavorable Views of Israel and NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This'