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 formatSubscribe12:38 AM • August 09 2026 IDTLike many Israelis, I welcomed the primary results of the Democrats. It seemed to offer proof that something is still alive in Israeli politics; that serious, principled people can still be elected, that there are worthy candidates and that there's a responsible adult in the room. I begin with this because I want to examine what this hope may be concealing from view.In the NewsIsrael's Unresolved Questions Undermine the Fantasy of the Day After NetanyahuHow a Small Jerusalem Café Became a Flashpoint in Israel's secular-Haredi RiftHundreds of Israelis Rally Against Netanyahu Gov't, Haredi and Settler FundingIn Gaza and Lebanon, Netanyahu Is Betting That Trump Has Run Out of SteamSenate Republicans Narrowly Confirm Todd Blanche as Trump's Attorney GeneralRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology CompanyIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'