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 formatSubscribe09:24 PM • July 29 2026 IDTIn Israel, unlike the United States, we do not have debates to settle the differences between prime ministerial hopefuls. Instead, in the months leading up to the election, opposition party leaders go to countless conferences organized by think tanks and newspapers, where they either deliver speeches or are treated to softball interviews on the issues most pertinent to the organizers.In the NewsAs Netanyahu's Rivals Try to Out-right Wing Each Other, Here's How They DifferLebanese Town Says IDF Stored Four Tons of Explosives in Local BuildingReservist in Classified IDF Unit Indicted Over Alleged Iranian ContactAfter a Settler Attack, Palestinians in the West Bank Await Their PunishmentFour Years After AIPAC Boosted Haley Stevens, She Can't Escape ItRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationIran Strikes on CIA Facilities Prompt Questions About Possible Russian Role
Haaretz Today • As Netanyahu's rivals try to out-right wing each other, here's how they differ
Netanyahu's policies, on paper, may not seem terribly different from those of Bennett or Eisenkot to those outside of Israel, but the ministers and politicians who would have their ear, though, could not be more different







