Share 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 formatSubscribe06:03 AM • June 26 2026 IDTBenjamin Netanyahu earned his reputation as a super-campaigner who (nearly always) wins because he excels at putting the bloc above the party. That's easy to say when your side doesn't include 10 (or more) Arab lawmakers, who in today's twisted Israel are rejected outright as possible coalition partners, while criminals, racists, Kahanists, draft dodgers, messianists, homophobes and other dreck are desired Knesset and cabinet partners. Before the election, they are kept at a distance; the minute the polls close, the barriers come down and the alliances are forged.In the NewsNetanyahu's End-of-term Frenzy Shows He's Counting on an Inconclusive ElectionIsrael's Claims of Free Rein in Lebanon Crumble Under Pressure From TrumpIsraeli-Lebanese Officials to Meet for Fourth Day of Talks, Embassy SaysJudaism Is Alive in Israel, Its Education System Is Not'Enough Time Passed' Since Oct.7, Shin Bet Chief Reportedly Tells FamiliesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused