Yusuf and Vidad Makhmari struggle to understand Israelis' complete disregard for the violence they themselves endured. Credit: Alex LevacThe Makhmari family, whose home was broken into by a settler who then assaulted them, were surprised by Israeli outpouring of concern for their dog, whose abuse went viral. Thanks to the dog, residents of the remote village of Al-Mirkaz enjoyed a few days of calm09:18 AM • June 06 2026 IDTA settler and his donkey enter the cave that is the home of a Palestinian family of shepherds, and he starts clubbing the residents. With the grandmother and her toddler grandson lying bruised on the ground, the settler leaves the cave and lays into the family's dog, a helpless white animal, with the plastic club.In the NewsBefore the Settler Abused the Dog, He Beat the Palestinian Family Who Owns ItHow Venture Capitalist Michael Eisenberg Became a Powerful Netanyahu ConfidantU.S. Strikes Iran Radar Sites After Tehran Launches Drones at U.S. VesselsForget Bibi and October 7: This Year's Election Should Be About the HaredimTrump Says Iran Deal Taking 'Little While,' War Moving Fast, 'Unlike Vietnam'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This''Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartThey Fled Putin's Russia for Israel – and Could Swing the Election