Countdown to Election Day continues: This week we are in Rahat, the largest Arab city in Israel and the stronghold of the party that could give the opposition bloc the seats it needs to oust Netanyahu. Hostility toward Bedouin society is likely to spur high turnout here, while residents are still healing from the wounds of October 711:53 PM • June 18 2026 IDTSeventeen Bedouin Arab citizens, most of them from the southern Negev city of Rahat, were murdered in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Another seven were taken hostage into Gaza, including four of Bashir Alziadna's relatives. Yet another member of his family, Youssef Alziadna, a minibus driver, risked his life to rescue dozens of young Israelis from the massacre carried out that morning at the Nova music festival.In the NewsThe Bedouin City Poised to Play Kingmaker in Israel's Upcoming ElectionHaaretz CartoonIsrael Police Suspend Officer for Kicking Haredi Demonstrator Lying on GroundMissiles, Proxies and Nukes: Israeli Officials Warn of Gaps in U.S.-Iran DealRight-wing Religious post-Zionism: Netanyahu's Coalition Is at War With IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes
The Bedouin city poised to play kingmaker in Israel's upcoming election
Countdown to Election Day Continues: This Week We Are in Rahat, the Largest Arab City in Israel and the Stronghold of the Party That Could Give the Opposition Bloc the Seats It Needs to Oust Netanyahu. Hostility Toward Bedouin Society Is Likely to Spur High Turnout Here, While Residents Are Still Healing From the Wounds of October 7
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