Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialEditorial 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial01:02 AM • July 17 2026 IDTThe most harmful Knesset in the history of Israel is finally due to dissolve on Friday. We will all be able to breathe a little easier. It won't be a breath of relief but rather the breath of someone who's drowning and has momentarily risen to the surface. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetHaredim Israeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli judiciary October 7Israel Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJailed Gaza Doctor Says He Was Beat and Isolated After Lawyer's Previous Visit'Then Someone Says: "You Saved My Son." And I Think: What Did I Even Do?'Haaretz Cartoon'Israel Isn't anti-Arab – Just Look at How It Treats Its Arab Citizens'Israel's Knesset Approves Bill Legalizing Gender Segregation in UniversitiesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw