Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Share 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 formatSubscribeDemocrats MK Naama Lazimi meets supporters at a party event at Radical House in Tel Aviv. Credit: David BacharOver 112,000 people who have registered to vote in the Democrats primaries are hearing what all of Israeli society should have been discussing since October 7, and long beforeDahlia Scheindlin06:22 PM • July 20 2026 IDTIt's not very easy to smile these days, actually for a few years already. But I caught myself cracking a small one over the last few days for the most unlikely reason: Israeli politics.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel occupationKnessetIsraeli politicsTwo-state solutionIsrael-PalestineJudicial coupOctober 7DemocratsIsrael Elections 2026Yair GolanArab IsraelisCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-IranAndy BurnhamNetanyahuPollWest Bank Settlers Ozempic2026 World CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTalking About the Occupation: The Democrats Are a New Sight in Israeli PoliticsPalestinians Celebrate Spain's World Cup Win, Hail Solidarity in 'Darkest Days''What if There Aren't Free and Fair Elections in Israel in October?'Israel Hands Back Three South Lebanon Villages Under Deal With Beirut, U.S. SaysDespite Pledging Nearly $100M, Israel's Standing Abroad Continued to DeclineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Democrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup