Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today The Netanyahu coalition has gotten so comfortable in the belief that they'll get their way that its members don't think twice about cracking jokes about shooting their political rivalsShare 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 formatSubscribeLinda Dayan 08:47 PM • June 30 2026 IDTIf you sit through any Knesset committee debate for long enough, you will almost definitely hear something genuinely awe-inspiring. That doesn't necessarily mean that someone will impress you with their wit and convictions. Quite the contrary: There is a high probability that someone will make a statement that leaves you wondering how they managed to get both of their feet through their pant legs that morning.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackZohran MamdaniWest BankGianni InfantinoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat Kind of Torah Condones Calling to Shoot Protesters in the Legs?The Absent Dialogue: Noam Chomsky and ChatGPT103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionIsraeli Government Failed to Act on Dead Sea Receding Water Level, Report SaysPoll: Most Opposition Voters Support Coalition Role for Arab PartiesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village