Israel is a lackluster performance, a display at the heart of a disaster zone. Remove the peel and you discover a chasm. The gap between our life and the picture they sell us could (and is perhaps meant to) drive one crazyNoa Osterreicher12:42 AM • July 03 2026 IDTIn early June, the jet-setting Transportation Minister Miri Regev participated in an out-of-control feuilleton befitting of the satirist Ephraim Kishon: dedicating street lamps on a road in the Lachish region. Yes, street lamps. A podium was constructed, a gazebo was set up and a huge blue-and-white sign was hung as the backdrop. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsWest BankGideon Sa'arMiri RegevCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-IranGazaNetanyahuSteffen SeibertIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump Learns Iran's 'Art of the Deal' as Tehran Comes Under Hardline FireKnesset Legal Adviser Enables Netanyahu Government's Campaign of DestructionMarwan Barghouti to Reportedly Run for Palestinian President From Israeli PrisonHaaretz CartoonA Top Leadership Expert Still Believes in Israel's Future. Here's WhyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in Seattle