Like the calendar soldiers used to count down till the day they can leave the army, Israelis are marking a big X on the calendar for each day that passes and brings us closer to electoral redemption. The revolution is on the way, the polls promise usZvi Bar'el12:21 AM • August 05 2026 IDTA quick perusal through Israel's catalog of wars along five fronts brings back painful memories of the many goals that were etched in stone, but burst like soap bubbles. What is left of the goals set for Operation Swords of Iron?Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIsrael occupationHamasWest BankGazaIranIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's New Definition of Victory Is Endless WarMy Niece Was Born Into Safety. Gaza's Babies Were Born Into WarU.S. Used 'Virtually All' Its Long-range Missiles During Iran War, Sources SayHaaretz CartoonIsrael Limits Gaza Assassinations, Allows Strikes if 'Imminent Danger' PresentRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis Deepens'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander